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In the News
Monoculture won’t solve skills shortages
A sector voice that helps refugees study in Australia said displaced persons remain a valuable source of skilled labour amid debate about whether multiculturalism has served Australia.
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Policy & Reform
Monique Ryan introduces HECS indexation change
Indexation of the HECS student debt scheme is a “stealth tax” on younger Australians and is stopping them from getting ahead, a prominent independent MP claims as parliamentarians vote on a bold proposal.
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Policy & Reform
Can domestic student numbers grow with caps?
How the tension between caps and growth plays out in practice will determine the success of Clare’s policy agenda.
Workforce
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VC's Corner
Deakin VC resigns after job losses announced
Iain Martin has resigned as vice-chancellor of Deakin University just days after 150 job losses were announced in a restructure.
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On Campus
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On Campus
ICAC hears KordaMentha, hiring issues at UOW
A UOW governance executive hired unqualified high school friends and ordered a change to the timeline of when John Dewar was appointed interim vice-chancellor, an inquiry has heard.
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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 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.
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Podcasts
HEDx: Practical help for students with disabilities
Students with disabilities are a growing equity cohort in Australian tertiary education, yet they continue to experience lower access, satisfaction and completion than their higher education peers.
