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Policy & Reform
Expert Council’s new Threshold Standards
All universities must from Monday explain how they will implement governance principles developed by Melinda Cilento, including a principle that requires institutions to adopt the IHRA definition of antisemitism.
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Technology
Students finding new ways to cheat in-person
Earlier this month the University of Sydney launched an investigation into allegations miniature spy cameras were used to record and distribute exam content online.
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Podcasts
HEDx: AI highlights broken HE model
Welcome to episode one of The AI Inflection Point — our six-part series recorded at the HEDx 2026 conference in Sydney.
Workforce
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Workforce
UNSW’s $32m bill for underpaying staff
The University of NSW has been hit with a staggering $32m bill after underpaying staff members for almost a decade.
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On Campus
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On Campus
UOW chancellor resigns after damning evidence
UOW chancellor Michael Still on Friday resigned effective immediately after evidence given to an anti-corruption inquiry revealed he favoured KordaMentha over other tenders.
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Commentary
Intl student refunds new financial risk for unis
Universities are overlooking a fast‑growing financial risk: international student refunds, now a hotspot for fraud, errors and compliance failures.
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Industry & Research
What is the future of scientific research?
The federal budget delivered targeted boosts for science agencies but stopped short of the sweeping reforms recommended in the Ambitious Australia report, leaving the nation’s research system in a familiar holding pattern.
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Technology
Assessments not preparing students for AI: Danny Liu
A sector expert has called on curriculum and assessment bodies to update how students are tested to ensure they are properly learning about artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies.
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Exclusive
UC centre to focus on public debate, not enrolments
Bill Shorten will leverage his political experience to open a centre that will foster healthy debate, exemplify public sector leadership…
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Rankings
Aus universities shine in sustainability rankings
Australian universities have placed well in Time Higher Education's Sustainability Impact Ratings 2026, with eight achieving a spot in the…
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Podcasts
HEDx: The student experience at UQ
In this episode for Student Experience, University of Queensland students Madison Piper and Ben Roden-Cohen sit down with Professor Kris Ryan.
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Podcasts
HEDx: The right moment to transform has passed
Western Governors University president Scott Pulsipher and New State University president Sasha Thackaberry-Voinovich challenged universities with an uncomfortable truth.
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Podcasts
Andrew Parfitt and Kylie Readman on disruption
A HEDx event at University of Technology Sydney built around one question: are we actually going to change anything, or just feel good about wanting to?
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Podcasts
HEDx: Is your university disrupting itself?
Aaron Driver and Neil Durant from the University of New England argue that universities should not wait to be disrupted by AI - they should lead the disruption themselves.
