The fight for free speech: the battle for universities
Lest. We. Forget (Manus, Nauru, Syria, Palestine).” – Yassmin Abdel-Magied When you hear about slavery for 400 years – for 400 years! – that sounds like a choice. Like, you was there for 400 years...
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The fight for free speech: the neurodiversity case
Would Sir Isaac Newton flourish in an academic career were he alive today? The great man was said to have “an obsessive, paranoid personality, with Asperger’s syndrome, a bad stutter, unstable moods,...
View ArticleThe fight for free speech: a tale of two controversialists
The apparent battle for free speech being played out across our university campuses is difficult to navigate, with many competing viewpoints and intangible ideas at play. The so-called ‘chilling...
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Government finally commits to tackling student mental ill health, which...
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Former Labor heavyweight and now ANU chancellor Gareth Evans has used a speech to fellow university leaders to detail ANU’s much publicised struggles with the Ramsay Foundation and call for...
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Eniola David Ibraheem, the second of four children, hails from Nigeria. He initially studied international law and diplomacy, and worked as a mediator in his home country. Now, as a Masters in Social...
View ArticleDispelling the myths of the Ramsay Centre
Established in March 2017 through a bequest by the Ramsay Foundation, the Ramsay Centre’s objective is to reinvigorate the study of Western civilisation in Australia. The Centre aims to have its...
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UQ pro-Hong Kong protest turns ugly
Tensions over China’s controversial Hong Kong extradition law boiled over at one of Australia’s top universities this week, with pro-Hong Kong and pro-Chinese students clashing on the university’s...
View ArticleGrattan Report: post-secondary concerns for young men
The latest Grattan Institute report , ‘Risks and rewards: when is vocational education a good alternative to higher education? found that men who scored lower ATARs at school but gained vocational...
View ArticleTehan: taskforce comes as ‘targeting of Australian universities continues to...
Federal Education Minister Dan Tehan has unveiled the details of a university foreign interference taskforce announced during his address to the National Press Club in Canberra. “The information that...
View ArticleNews: For truth or political gain?
Long known as the Fourth Estate for its commitment to objectivity and balance, journalism has come under attack at two US universities after protests were reported by student newspapers. According to...
View ArticleKeep the date but acknowledge the mourning: Indigenous academic on Australia Day
An Indigenous academic has argued that changing the date of Australia Day will not address the deep-seated feelings of loss and sadness that accompany it for many of Australia’s original inhabitants....
View ArticleWhistleblower calls for closer look at VET regulator’s practices
The Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) – Australia's VET regulator for Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) – has been attacked for alleged over-spending, non-compliance measures and...
View ArticleChina experts say trade relations with Australia will stay ‘strong’ but need...
Observers could be forgiven for thinking Australia-China trade relations could be in grave danger following recent diplomatic tit-for-tats and the ongoing push for an investigation into the origins...
View ArticleNew report analyses student beliefs about freedom of speech
A new report released by the Knight Foundation and Gallup shows that US college students generally support free speech, but a more nuanced analysis highlights a divide based on ethnicity and gender,...
View Article‘An insidious choice’: Humanities Academy president on proposed changes to...
CampusReview · 'An insidious choice': Professor Joy Damousi speaks about proposed changes to uni fees - Podcast Education minister Dan Tehan's recent announcement about changing the course fee...
View ArticleWhat classic Simpsons episodes reveal about the modern state of US politics
A UNSW academic with a penchant for 1990s episodes of The Simpsons has drawn some uncanny parallels between President Trump-era politics through three episodes of the cult comedy classic. Senior...
View ArticleReview into academic freedom and freedom of academic expression announced
Universities Australia has welcomed a review into academic freedom and freedom of expression announced by education minister Dan Tehan on Friday. Professor Sally Walker will conduct the review with...
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Why Dan Tehan should embrace philosophy: opinion
In his Australia Day Address in 2006, John Howard said that Australia’s "dominant cultural pattern comprises Judeo-Christian ethics, the progressive spirit of the Enlightenment and the institutions...
View ArticleHigher education staff debate reforms in unprotected industrial action
A group of higher education staff disappointed with proposed sector reforms will meet online on August 24 – the day federal parliament returns – in an act of unprotected industrial action. Called the...
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