Yesterday
Will AI make you dumber?
It’s a question that some HR bosses are pondering, albeit in less dramatic terms. And an academic paper might hold some answers.
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- Euan Black
This Month
Unis expect near-record foreign student numbers despite policy chaos
The Albanese government has been switching higher education guidelines in efforts to reduce the international student intake, with little effect.
- Julie Hare
The skills you need to thrive at work in 2025
Experts say critical thinking, problem-solving and using generative AI ethically and productively are among the top skills for knowledge workers this year.
- Euan Black
December 2024
‘Give us a chance’: More visas not enough to fix skills crisis
According to a recently launched coalition of business groups, unions and community organisations, more than 620,000 permanent migrants work below their skill levels and qualifications.
- Ronald Mizen
Migration target not a chance, as students keep coming
A raft of government reforms to slow the rate of net migration have been slow to take hold as more students arrive and fewer leave.
- Julie Hare
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- Queensland votes
Labor paid $30m to union-backed bodies in dying hours of Qld rule
Despite promising the money as part of its re-election bid, the state government paid it to union-backed training organisations a day before entering caretaker mode.
- David Marin-Guzman and James Hall
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- Vocational training
Why we got it wrong on education and skill shortages
After 15 years of policies encouraging people to go to university, Australia’s skills tsar says it is now time for a reset if we are to address chronic skill shortages.
- Julie Hare
November 2024
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- Childcare
Why families feel like they can never get on top of childcare fees
Marita Tilleraas has experienced childcare systems in Norway and Australia, and says the latter is impossible to understand. Economist Angela Jackson agrees.
- Julie Hare
- Exclusive
- International students
Chinese social media users slam foreign student chaos
Students and university leaders are digesting what the blocking of student caps legislation mean for them.
- Julie Hare
Demand for postgraduate courses on the rise
Students increasingly look for shorter and more industry-aligned qualifications, experts say.
- Sian Powell
- Opinion
- International students
Foreign student cap plan’s collapse is a sign of the times
Migration is gaining momentum as a policy area voters want the government to deal with. And politicians are tapping into the zeitgeist.
- Julie Hare
Unis, colleges brace for chaos after foreign student cap plan blocked
The $51 billion international education sector is bracing for a new wave of student visa rejections after the government’s signature migration plan was killed off.
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- Julie Hare
Migration at record highs as political pressure builds
Overseas students, New Zealanders and backpackers continue to flock to Australia, inflating net migration numbers to historical highs.
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- Julie Hare and Gus McCubbing
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- International students
Impact on rent of foreign student caps is price of a coffee: report
The government says too many international students is putting pressure on the rental market. New analysis reveals student caps will push rents down – by $5 a week
- Julie Hare
October 2024
- Opinion
- Best Business Schools
Think hard: the best choice might not be the most obvious one
When it comes to choosing the right degree and right school, what is the best decision for one person might not translate to the next.
- Julie Hare
How execs create their own jobs
BOSS talks to three executives who came up with their own titles or convinced an employer to create a new position for them.
- Euan Black
Desperate colleges shore up numbers before student caps kick in
Parliament is yet to pass a bill allowing the government to limit overseas student places, but there is a lot of manoeuvring on the assumption it will go ahead.
- Julie Hare
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- International students
Universities left in the lurch as Labor pushes back student cap bill
The government has only two weeks to pass changes, which are due to start on January 1, before parliament ends for the year.
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- Julie Hare
- Exclusive
- International students
Labor education heavyweight says student cap plan is ‘bad policy’
The comments from former higher education minister Kim Carr came as the central bank warned a limit on enrolments would hit exports but may not lower inflation.
- Julie Hare
- Exclusive
- Immigration
Student visa surge puts Labor’s migration crackdown in doubt
The number of international students has hit a record, according to official data, even as overseas enrolments begin to fall amid new government restrictions.
- Julie Hare