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As the state faces much tighter funding for training, fears of even more blows to a struggling jobs market emerge. By Malcolm King. TAFE SA faces massive budget cuts, course closures and redundancies due to over delivering Skills for All ...

Take a closer look at Pyne’s call for a review of higher education.  By Louis White. It is hard to get a grip on what Education Minister Christopher Pyne wants from his latest review into the higher education system. Pyne’s ...

As universities cut their budgets for the humanities, professors in the field are studying the value of these fields of study. By Antonia Maiolo. Continued reductions in funding could harm the future of humanities, arts and social science disciplines, a ...

The backlash against working holiday and tourist visas is short-sighted. By Phil Honeywood. Recent negative media attention concerning working holiday visas overlooks the crucial role different visa categories play in our international education sector. Before critics get too carried away ...

Australian National University vice-chancellor professor Ian Young has been elected chair of the Group of Eight (Go8). The Go8 coalition of Australian universities, including ANU, aims to promote collaboration, expand student opportunities and influence policymakers. Young says he is looking ...

Hipster and hippie/hippy both owe their existence to the older adjective hip/hep meaning “smart”, in its twin senses of “street-wise” and “stylish”.  But the Oxford English Dictionary online notes that the 1976 record for all three entries is currently being ...