While there is very little difference between what the Coalition and Labor are offering in school funding – save for Labor’s plan to provide universal early childhood care – their commitments to the VET sector differ sharply. In today’s Media ...
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Australian research into environmental science is among the best in the world, according to the 2018 Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) results, at a critically important time for the environment. The results showed that 30 of 34 Australian universities ...
More »Freedom of speech debate erupts after ‘Cash Cows’ program
This week the National Tertiary Education Union called on Murdoch University to guarantee the jobs of three of its staff who spoke out during the Four Corners ‘Cash Cows’ episode on foreign fee-paying students. The call was prompted after Murdoch’s ...
More »Great prospects for engineering and physiotherapy graduates: Good Careers Guide 2019
The 2019 Good Careers Guide holds positive news for would-be engineers and physiotherapists. The engineering industry is experiencing a shortage in Australia due to stagnating university enrolments for nearly two decades and a glut of new jobs. Indeed, it is ...
More »Can NAPLAN be communicated better?
It’s that time of year again – the National Assessment Plan for Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) takes place this week. Around Australia over one million students in years 3, 5, 7 and 9 will sit a total of four tests: ...
More »Curtin Singapore comes out on top
Curtin Singapore is celebrating after topping the rankings of employment outcomes among Singapore institutions in a recent survey. The Private Education Graduate Employment Survey ranked the university first in employability for the second year in a row, with graduates enjoying ...
More »International student association blasts Four Corners coverage
Four Corners is breaching the ABC’s editorial guidelines relating to impartial and accurate reporting, according to the CEO of the International Education Association of Australia. In an interview with Campus Review today, Phil Honeywood said Four Corners’ Cash Cow program, ...
More »Four Corners program raises concerns about international student sector
Last night’s Four Corners program Cash Cows has sent shock waves through Australia’s $34 billion university sector. The program alleged that some Australian universities have become far too reliant on foreign fee-paying students to boost revenue, and have subsequently jeopardised ...
More »Humanising our future: Why Australia can’t afford to neglect the humanities
In an age where science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) disciplines receive the lion’s share of policy attention and funding, you can understand how those in the humanities, arts and social sciences (HASS) feel a bit miffed. Despite cultural and ...
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