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The US has recovered from a post-9/11 lull in its international higher education industry, but pound for pound, Australia still punches way harder than its international education competitors. A report released last week by the Institute of International Education (IIE) ...

Youth minister Kate Ellis tried to defuse the polarising issue of compulsory unionism in her response to VSU, by drawing a line between student representation and student services. Ellis stressed that her changes wouldn’t be a return to compulsory student ...

Holidays are good for the soul. If you can disconnect from work, peak hour traffic, feeding the cat and the gas bottle running out halfway through the first BBQ of spring, holidays are an opportunity for reflection, reading the paper ...

The Education Investment Fund (EIF) and other major federal infrastructure funding schemes face a dark future, after Treasurer Wayne Swan last week cast strong doubts on whether they’d receive the extra allocations foreshadowed in this year’s budget. Releasing the Mid-Year ...

The adult and community education sector plays a significant role in the social inclusion agenda, says Kaye Bowman.   Governments tell us social inclusion is important. The best future for Australia will rest on its ability to develop the capacities ...

In just 30 years time, an additional 460,000 higher education places will be needed to meet demand, forcing dramatic changes to the shape, size and composition of the sector, according to the Group of Eight. Quality compromised for the sake ...

Aussies are great adventurers. Ask anyone. No matter which corner of the earth you find yourself, you are likely to cross paths with an Aussie backpacker. The converse is true when it comes to students’ choice of university. It’s common ...

Contrary to popular wisdom, new research has revealed a surprisingly high proportion of early school leavers achieve positive learning and labour market outcomes. Furthermore, many of the groups most likely to leave school early have made considerable progress in recent ...

While the challenges facing the agriculture industry are not unique, they deserve special attention. Jeremy Gilling reports.   The problems confronting agriculture as a discipline and a vocation are familiar to other professional areas. The workforce is ageing – the ...

Educational attainment of parents will be used as the indicator of socioeconomic status, but it’s not the whole story, says Trevor Gale.   What level of education did your parents reach? That’s the question the joint DEEWR and Universities Australia ...