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Hundreds of uni execs paid more than state premiers

Hundreds of uni execs paid more than state premiers

The tertiary education union has hit out at the "excessive" salaries of university executives who have warned of hundreds of job cuts due to funding shortfalls.

Migration furore treats foreign students as 'problems'

Migration furore treats foreign students as 'problems'

Migration furore treats foreign students as 'problems'

Migration furore treats foreign students as 'problems'

As the federal opposition prepares to reveal plans to cap international students, the political debate has left many foreign students feeling unwanted.

Carbon credits scheme missing threatened species mark

Carbon credits scheme missing threatened species mark

Carbon credits scheme missing threatened species mark

Carbon credits scheme missing threatened species mark

Australia's carbon projects are doing little to conserve the nation's most threatened species whose habitat is mostly on privately owned agricultural land.

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Foreign student cap at risk as coalition blocks bill

Foreign student cap at risk as coalition blocks bill

Uncertainty is swirling around the future of university enrolments after the opposition vowed to stand against a cap on overseas student arrivals.

Campus-style hubs to aid uni students in city outskirts

Campus-style hubs to aid uni students in city outskirts

University campus-style facilities are set to make life easier for students living on the outskirts of Australia's biggest cities.

HECS debts lump students with future mortgage misery

HECS debts lump students with future mortgage misery

As debate on how best to cut student loans continues in federal parliament, figures have shown how HECS debts can impact on mortgages.

Major Australian university launches 'AI first' policy

Major Australian university launches 'AI first' policy

University students will be encouraged to use artificial intelligence programs to complete assignments and research projects under a bold policy change.

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Students hopeful as Greens try to outbid Labor on debt

Students hopeful as Greens try to outbid Labor on debt

Students hopeful as Greens try to outbid Labor on debt

Students hopeful as Greens try to outbid Labor on debt

The Greens have called for all student debt to be wiped, saying the party's $74 billion plan will be a negotiating chip for a possible minority government.

Impact of $16 billion HECS debt cut 'kind of invisible'

Impact of $16 billion HECS debt cut 'kind of invisible'

Impact of $16 billion HECS debt cut 'kind of invisible'

Impact of $16 billion HECS debt cut 'kind of invisible'

A plan to reduce student debt for millions of Australians will help, but an economist says the impact will be relatively marginal.

Mixed response to Labor pledge of student debt relief

Mixed response to Labor pledge of student debt relief

Mixed response to Labor pledge of student debt relief

Mixed response to Labor pledge of student debt relief

The opposition and student union have criticised Labor's pledge to cut student debts by 20 per cent, but universities backed efforts to make the system fairer.

Labor banking on education plan to give it a clean run

Labor banking on education plan to give it a clean run

Labor banking on education plan to give it a clean run

Labor banking on education plan to give it a clean run

As federal MPs return to Canberra, the Labor government is hoping its education reforms will allow it to end the political year on a high ahead of the election.

Calls to bring forward PM's plans for student loan help

Calls to bring forward PM's plans for student loan help

Calls to bring forward PM's plans for student loan help

Calls to bring forward PM's plans for student loan help

The prime minister wants to recalibrate Labor's agenda following controversy, pitching student loan help at graduates juggling cost-of-living pressures.

Arts gift to find the next Jackman, McCune or Minchin

Arts gift to find the next Jackman, McCune or Minchin

Arts gift to find the next Jackman, McCune or Minchin

Arts gift to find the next Jackman, McCune or Minchin

The elite Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts will receive a $30 million donation from the Minderoo Foundation.

Foreign student cap on courses a 'reserve power'

Foreign student cap on courses a 'reserve power'

Foreign student cap on courses a 'reserve power'

Foreign student cap on courses a 'reserve power'

Education Minister Jason Clare says limits for foreign students taking up individual degrees will only be used as a back up.

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International sector should grow despite unis' concerns

A Senate report on international student caps says the sector must be allowed to grow sustainably despite concern about limits from major universities.

RBA sounds warning on international student cap

Plans to impose a limit of 270,000 international students at universities have triggered concern from the Reserve Bank for economic growth.

Middle East conflict looms over parliament's return

Politicians will return to Canberra as tensions simmer over escalating conflict involving Gaza, Lebanon, Israel and Iran.

'Catastrophic' student caps blasted before inquiry

Training colleges have hit out at international student caps before a Senate committee hearing into new laws to crack down on dodgy providers.

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Acrobatic hopefuls flip into circus degree restart

Aspiring aerialists are being tested on their backflips and handstands as Australia's only degree in circus starts taking new students again.

Modern tech minerals may be hiding in extinct volcanoes

Rare earth minerals needed to fuel the transition to renewable energy and create everything from TVs to smartphones could be found inside dormant volcanoes.

Concerns anti-Semitism probe may spur racial hostility

The Jewish community is calling for a stronger investigation into anti-Semitism on university campuses but others say it could tackle valid criticism of Israel.

'Quite a crisis': anti-Semitism envoy on uni campuses

Australia's special envoy to combat anti-Semitism says university officials don't understand how bad the "special form of racism" has become on their campuses.

Foreign student cap will lower living standards: unis

A higher education heavyweight says the major parties are undermining Australia's future prosperity for short term political gains by capping foreign students.

Justice, safety for uni students as watchdog introduced

An independent student watchdog will be able to force universities to deal with the high number of sexual assaults, after a failure to address complaints.

Independent housing advisor lashes overseas student cap

A proposed cap on international university students has been torn apart by a federal government advisor, who says it will make no difference to housing supply.

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