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Unis argue intl student case at bill hearing with 45 mins
Universities Australia, the Regional Universities Network and the Group of Eight will each have 15 minutes to make their case at Tuesday's international student cap Senate hearing. The Senate...
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Opinion: Embrace change, VCs, or face a Clare and present danger on trust
Vice-chancellors have an image problem, which makes it hard for them to win any argument with Education Minister Jason Clare. Right now Mr Clare is perhaps the most politically successful minister for...
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All health students should have paid prac, sector says
Placement poverty experienced by students studying clinical allied health sciences is being ignored, Australia's council of allied health deans has said in its response to paid work placements being...
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ESOS Bill: Senate reopens submissions, sets new hearing date as Bill labelled...
Senators in charge of the Education Services for Overseas Students Amendment (Quality and Integrity) Bill 2024 have reopened submissions and scheduled an extra hearing data after labelling the...
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Student ombudsman legislation introduced to address sexual violence on campus
An independent national student ombudsman will be given sweeping powers to investigate on-campus sexual assault amid startling statistics that one in 20 students had been sexually assaulted in their...
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How the international student cap undermines the Accord’s equity mission
The universities that educate large cohorts of equity groups and skills shortage workers are questioning whether they can continue to target equity groups with less financial support due to the cap on...
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UK Universities all want higher fees and funding – but the government may...
Like most of the UK, universities were surprised by the timing of July’s general election. They had no time to influence the incoming Labour government’s policy commitments. Labour’s manifesto...
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The federal government has launched a fresh inquiry into anti-Semitism at Australian universities, following months of reported harassment and abuse of Jewish students and staff. On Tuesday,...
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HECS-HELP reform key election agenda for Albanese govt
Cash-strapped Australian graduates will not have to pay back their student debt until they earn at least $67,000 as the Albanese government flags HELP reform as a key election agenda. At a rally...
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Dutton plans deeper international student cuts after sector left hanging on...
Peter Dutton has vowed to pursue deeper international student cuts than Labor after his party said it will side with the Greens and block the government's infamous cap legislation from passing...
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