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International Education
Student-visa appeals swamp tribunal
Australia’s Administrative Review Tribunal has been inundated with almost 40,000 migration review applications this financial year, with student visa disputes…
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Policy & Reform
$50,000 arts degrees look set to stay
A Greens bill to slash university fees for arts, law and business students is unlikely to pass the Senate, despite…
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News
Universities face-to-face plans for 2023
The majority of Australia's major universities have revealed plans to ditch remote learning and make a full transition to face-to-face…
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In the News
Australian education is a ‘sham’: ghostwriter sounds alarm on contract cheating
A ghostwriter who has written thousands of essays for students at major Australian universities is highlighting the issue of contract…
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Commentary
The new government agenda for jobs and skills: how are universities set up to respond? Opinion
They say that time flies when you are having fun. It is difficult to judge whether that is the case…
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Industry & Research
An uneven recovery for Australia’s university sector
Four more Australian universities have joined the list of institutions struggling to get back in the black, with the sector…
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International Education
International students want to delay, not cancel, their Australian studies: new research
A new report has found that most international students want to delay their studies abroad until COVID-19 travel restrictions are…
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Commentary
Blue Monday or Blue Skies? A university’s search for meaning: opinion
The end of January is an unusual time even in a normal year. In the northern hemisphere, the end of…
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News
Hastie to chair inquiry into foreign interference at Australian universities
A new federal parliamentary committee will investigate foreign interference at Australian universities that could have far-reaching ramifications for research collaborations…
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News
How five Australian universities are dealing with the new normal
As Australia continues to be affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and deal with the economic fallout, a number of universities…
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International Education
Unis puts student welfare first as China travel ban is extended until March 7
Universities Australia CEO Catriona Jackson said the country’s universities are placing student wellbeing first as travel restrictions on visitors, including…
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Commentary
The changing profile of Australia’s international student market
Education consistently rates as Australia’s third largest export, representing eight per cent of the nation’s international exports by value, and…
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News
Education institutions ‘ill-prepared’ for cyber ‘beast’: report
A new report has warned that Australian education institutions are ill-prepared for the cyber-security threats of the digital age. Commissioned…
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News
Australia’s higher education sector now ‘safer’ for students: TEQSA report
The inaugural report into the risk factor of Australia’s higher education sector has just been released, with the overwhelming majority…
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Podcasts
Global investor backs Australian university research
Australian university research has been given a much-needed shot in the arm, with IP Group making its first investment of…
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Commentary
Australia’s day after: have universities lost sight of their core mission?
How are we preparing graduates for these times and the next? How are we preparing our polity, our economy, our…
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Bosses lament lack of suitable job applicants
Graduate recruitment by Australian firms dropped by 3.4 percentage points in 2011, with employers estimating that the figures are likely…
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