Hard-hit Victorian universities will be thrown a $350 million financial lifeline by the state government to recover from the impact of the coronavirus crisis. In addition, the government will offer universities payroll tax deferrals of around $110 million, higher education ...

Educators warn that quality will suffer. By Dallas Bastian. With about half of teaching staff employed as casuals, universities are becoming increasingly insecure places to work, a worker’s union said. National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) national president Jeannie Rea said ...