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On Campus
Antisemitism expectations set for unis
The Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency has released its Statement of Regulatory Expectations: Adopting a definition of antisemitism for higher education providers under the Threshold Standards act for a safe and inclusive educational environment.
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On Campus
Teachers and financial literacy education
Financial literacy is now embedded across the Australian curriculum, but researchers warn many teachers remain underprepared to deliver it, leaving a gap between policy ambitions and efforts to improve young Australians’ financial wellbeing and decision-making.
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Podcasts
Podcast: Student Voice Symposium
Recorded live at the 2026 Student Voice Symposium & Student Summit, this episode explores the central themes that emerged from the event: how trust, safety and meaningful participation shape student voice on university campuses.
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Policy & Reform
WA uni merger controversy
The West Australian Labor government is preparing a business case to merge three of the state’s four universities off the back of two reviews, one of which has been criticised as full of AI errors.
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In the News
Green light for La Trobe’s University City
The Victorian government has unlocked land at La Trobe University for around 2,300 new homes, with the development expected to support thousands of jobs and form part of the university’s $5 billion University City vision.
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Analysis
Still barriers to Indigenous achievement
Whereas once Indigenous students made up small cohorts in community-focused degrees such as education or health, ever-growing numbers of Indigenous peoples are studying across all disciplines. Indigenous student university enrolments are growing year on year.
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Industry & Research
Podcast: The importance of undergraduate research
Dr Sharon Saunders, Ben Roden-Cohen, Dr Lilia Mantai and Claudia Ghosn discuss how undergraduate research develops confidence, skills and career opportunities, examine barriers to participation, and explore why expanding authentic research experiences is vital for…
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Policy & Reform
Smarten up smart glasses policies
Emerging technology-facilitated harm is already recognised at a national level. Universities should be translating that recognition into practical, findable and technology-specific guidance on where new devices create foreseeable risks and where they can be used.
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Analysis
The value of true differentiation
The lesson is that competitive markets have a tendency to turn differentiation into conformity. Something that genuinely distinguishes one provider…
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In the News
UoM remains THE’s highest-ranked Aus uni
The University of Melbourne remains Australia’s highest-ranked institution for the 15th year, rising three places to 34th on the Times…
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AI
HEDx: Tackling real-world AI challenges
La Trobe’s AI Business Studio is pairing students with industry to solve real-world challenges. Annabel Murphy explores the initiative with Patricia Haueiss and Nyo Manwijesingh, examining how AI is reshaping work-integrated learning and community impact.
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AI
Podcast: How unis are implementing AI
The discussion on actually implementing AI in unis, covers where to start, how to build a framework without stifling innovation, what happens when an idea is ready to move into the tech stack.
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AI
Podcast: AI and institutional courage
In this episode, Valerie Singer and Martin Betts discuss the gap between what employers need and what graduates actually bring, and what universities can do right now, this semester, to start closing it.
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On Campus
Podcast: Gap between listening and responding
Most universities will tell you they listen to their students, but listening and actually responding are two very different things. What is a university without its students? That question sits underneath everything in this episode.
