August
Major universities smashed in Labor about-face on overseas students
The government will cap numbers and redistribute them across the sector, one of the country’s biggest export industries, with smaller institutions to benefit.
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- Julie Hare
- Opinion
- Middle East tensions
Mark Scott failed to lead when radicals took over Sydney campus
The University of Sydney vice chancellor has sent the clearest possible message: he is prepared to accept some violence and hatred to appease extremists who threaten more violence and hatred.
- Jeremy Leibler
July
Caps on foreign students ‘don’t make sense’: WSU boss
Western Sydney University boss George Williams says overseas students take up jobs that are difficult to fill and spend their money with local businesses and families.
- Julie Hare
SA’s new mega university starts recruiting overseas students
The new Adelaide University is due to launch with 70,000 students in early 2026, even as migration reforms bite hard on the education sector.
- Julie Hare
May
Constitutional expert to be next head of Western Sydney Uni
George Williams spent 24 years at UNSW where he built a reputation as one of Australia’s foremost legal scholars. But now he’s upping stumps to head up WSU.
- Julie Hare
‘Larger than life’: packed memorial farewells Lang Walker
Friday’s two-hour public service for the property developer and Rich Lister, who died in January, was attended by a who’s who of Australian business and politics.
- Robert Harley
April
What the new land value boss thinks will happen to property prices
Sally Dale’s appointment comes at a critical juncture for both the residential and commercial markets in Australia’s most populous state.
- Nick Lenaghan
February
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- Skills
Improve vocational training for uni students, says skills boss
New Jobs and Skills Australia commissioner Barney Glover has more than a few ideas about how to lift productivity.
- Julie Hare
Western Sydney Uni boss to head national skills body
Barney Glover will not have time to take a breath as he moves to his new job as head of the government’s skills and jobs agency.
- Julie Hare
November 2023
Community may lose faith in migration, warns Westacott
Former Business Council boss Jennifer Westacott will urge the government to ensure immigration rates are sustainable, as infrastructure and housing stock come under pressure.
- Tom McIlroy
How these high flyers broke the ‘bamboo ceiling’
One in every five Australians has an Asian cultural background, but they struggle to climb the corporate ladder.
- Julie Hare
October 2023
For the first time, Sydney’s Jews fear to walk their streets
Once seen as a sanctuary, an anti-Israel protest this week turned Sydney into a hostile place for many Jewish people.
- Aaron Patrick
June 2023
Sydney Uni sets agenda for new academic roles
Two years of protracted negotiations at Sydney University have resulted in 330 new permanent roles with similar moves in other universities.
- Julie Hare
- Opinion
- Sustainability
A stunning achievement: WSU’s global No. 1 sustainability ranking
Western Sydney University serves a unique demographic. And that helps explain why it is the best in the world at addressing ESG challenges.
- Jennifer Westacott
March 2023
Westmead health precinct moves into big league to lure researchers
Western Sydney’s medical research hub is flourishing, and the challenge is to translate a rich pool of knowledge into commercial opportunity.
- Agnes King
Higher education boom driving employment in western Sydney
Western Sydney is reaping the rewards of a virtuous cycle of knowledge generation, jobs and wealth, with many educational institutions flocking to the area.
- Julie Hare
John Kerin remembered as Labor great
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has led tributes to former treasurer and long-time Labor frontbencher John Kerin, who died at 85.
- Tom McIlroy
February 2023
Western Sydney the ‘go-to’ uni for business: Westacott
Jennifer Westacott will use her experience with the business community to drive investment and prosperity in the outer suburbs of Sydney in her new role as chancellor of Western Sydney University.
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- Julie Hare
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- Education
New city, new industries, new approach to education and training
The new city arising in Sydney’s west provides a unique opportunity to rethink models of education and training.
- Julie Hare
November 2022
Time to add colour and diversity to university sector, says Glyn Davis
Australia’s 40 universities are pretty much indistinguishable from each other, the nation’s most senior public servant says, but he believes the new higher education accord can change that.
- Julie Hare