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One Nation rubbishes budget costings on migration

One Nation rubbishes budget costings on migration

A lack of detail from One Nation in it's pledge for net-negative migration for three years has been slammed by the government as an economic "wrecking ball".

'Race to the bottom': One Nation migration plan slammed

'Race to the bottom': One Nation migration plan slammed

'Race to the bottom': One Nation migration plan slammed

'Race to the bottom': One Nation migration plan slammed

Business groups are piling on One Nation's plan to cut 750,000 migrants, arguing it would cripple Australia's ability to elevate its standard of living.

Concession card call for all Aussie uni students

Concession card call for all Aussie uni students

Concession card call for all Aussie uni students

Concession card call for all Aussie uni students

Australia is being urged to help ease cost-of-living pressures on domestic university students by making a key change to the support it already offers.

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Fair Work veteran admits keeping child abuse material

Fair Work veteran admits keeping child abuse material

Retired Fair Work Commission senior member Alan Boulton has admitted possessing child abuse material after showing images during a university lecture.

'Sent into poverty': cheaper uni study plans criticised

'Sent into poverty': cheaper uni study plans criticised

New laws allowing more regional and disadvantaged students to access university do not go far enough in creating educational equality, a committee has warned.

Hundreds of university staff to strike over AI changes

Hundreds of university staff to strike over AI changes

Students have been told not to attend a university campus as hundreds of staff stop work for 24 hours over concerns including artificial intelligence.

Scholarship helps disadvantaged student reach for more

Scholarship helps disadvantaged student reach for more

He wore the same pair of shoes throughout primary school but with help from The Smith Family, James Bow is forging a new path out of poverty.

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Universities best placed to handle the AI challenge

Universities best placed to handle the AI challenge

Universities best placed to handle the AI challenge

Universities best placed to handle the AI challenge

The peak body says universities are best equipped to tackle artificial intelligence challenges without heavy-handed regulation or a centralised authority.

ANU sorry after ‘indefensible treatment’ of academic

ANU sorry after ‘indefensible treatment’ of academic

ANU sorry after ‘indefensible treatment’ of academic

ANU sorry after ‘indefensible treatment’ of academic

An academic who levelled bullying claims at the leadership of one of Australia's most prestigious universities has received a payout and apology.

Senior public servant to succeed Julie Bishop at ANU

Senior public servant to succeed Julie Bishop at ANU

Senior public servant to succeed Julie Bishop at ANU

Senior public servant to succeed Julie Bishop at ANU

After the controversial tenure of ex-politician Julie Bishop, the Australian National University has hired public servant Gordon de Brouwer as chancellor.

Police arrest teenager over university campus shooting

Police arrest teenager over university campus shooting

Police arrest teenager over university campus shooting

Police arrest teenager over university campus shooting

Police in Virginia have arrested a 19-year-old in connection with a shooting at a university campus that left five people injured.

'Hanson not welcome': students skip class for protests

'Hanson not welcome': students skip class for protests

'Hanson not welcome': students skip class for protests

'Hanson not welcome': students skip class for protests

Thousands of students have taken to the streets nationwide, ditching school to voice opposition to Pauline Hanson as plans are hatched for a second strike.

AI detection tools miss the mark for student assessment

AI detection tools miss the mark for student assessment

AI detection tools miss the mark for student assessment

AI detection tools miss the mark for student assessment

Using artificial intelligence detection software in universities could risk undermining, rather than protecting, academic integrity.

Scholarship win for Indigenous university students

Scholarship win for Indigenous university students

Scholarship win for Indigenous university students

Scholarship win for Indigenous university students

Pursuing higher education is costly but one university wants to change that by assisting all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander undergraduate students.

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'Spineless' unis blasted over campus anti-Semitism

New rules for the university sector aim to crack down on racism on campus, but the opposition believes more action is needed.

'Stealth tax' hitting students on debt already paid

A "sneaky student tax", broken funding model and day-to-day costs swelling faster than inflation have led to a costs-of-studying crisis, advocates say.

Disadvantaged, regional students to get uni funds boost

Universities will get more money to allow more students from disadvantaged backgrounds to begin their degree in a needs-based funding model.

Long, expensive 'slog' between health studies and work

Unpaid prac placements for health students, amounting to hundreds of hours of free work, are in the crosshairs of independent MPs and 43,000 petitioners.

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'Loyalty, perhaps favouritism': probe into uni nepotism

A state's corruption watchdog is examining nepotism allegations at a university, including that jobs were handed to mates despite glaring conflicts of interest.

Builders hopeful pricey degrees boost tradie numbers

Less bang for students' buck at universities could funnel more school leavers into trades and help alleviate critical shortages, an inquiry has been told.

Uni students report 'serious' free speech problem

University funding should be partly tied to how free students feel to express themselves, a think tank says, as students report increasing constraints.

Failure of 'epic proportions' costs top uni $100m

A "very challenged" leading Australian university is bleeding money, losing key leaders and offering contentious bursaries to attract enrolments.

University head stands aside over corruption probe

The chancellor of University of Wollongong will stand aside from his position as a corruption watchdog investigates potential conflicts of interest.

Australia's top university revealed in global rankings

Australia's top university has been revealed with the institution holding on to last year's global ranking while most others lost ground.

University class 'explosion' short-changing students

Universities have been accused of compromising Australian education, with a major report showing class sizes have skyrocketed since the COVID-19 pandemic.

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