PM throws struggling students a pre-election bone on HELP debt
Graduates will not have to pay their student loans back until they earn $67,000 as Anthony Albanese nominates study debt as a key election battleground.
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Vice-Chancellor delayed Sydney Uni’s Indigenous crackdown
Sydney Uni boss Mark Scott intervened to stop stricter rules around people self-identifying as Indigenous, after claims an Aboriginal leader made ‘distressing’ remarks at a yarning event.
The uni degree just one person wants to study
Creative arts degrees are among the most expensive qualifications for school leavers, and fresh figures hint the cost could be affecting enrolments. See the most – and least – popular courses.
Breastfed baby’s uni graduation palaver sparks anger and apology
Western Sydney University is under pressure from breastfeeding advocates to overhaul its graduation ceremonies, after a young mother was told that her three-month-old needed a ticket.
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Students glam up for final school shindig
After a year like no other, Kooringal High School’s class of 2021 got dressed up to mark the end of an era with glamorous evening full of gowns, grand entrances and flash suits. SEE THE PHOTOS.
Students step out in style for first post-lockdown formals
Lockdown would seem a like a lifetime ago for The Riverina Anglican College’s class of 2021, where students were finally able to let their hair down and celebrate their schooling achievements.
16 Aussie universities hit by eye-watering $2b loss
“Aggressive cost reductions’’ are revealed in a new report on university finances during the pandemic. See list of hardest-hit universities.
Universities face quotas on students from China, India
Foreign students will be the next to arrive in Australia, but Education Minister Alan Tudge has raised concerns about students from two countries.
Uni chief wants free speech laws to stop ‘self-censorship’
A university chief is demanding new laws to safeguard free speech, warning that Australians are “self-censoring’’.
Unis bend rules to help students get dream degree
School leavers who missed out on studying their dream degree at uni due to a low ATAR are being urged to take a back door path into uni.
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Big bucks after uni: Who’s earning more than a lawyer
These are the lucrative degrees attracting Australian students with starting salaries as much as a law graduate – or more. Search the list here.
Shock salaries reveal women paid less than men in first job
Bosses have been branded “unfair” for paying young women less than men in their first job, with a boys’ club bonus. See how your salary compares.
Worst universities ranked: Which will get NSW students a job
Students at regional universities in NSW are more likely to land a job than graduates from prestigious “sandstone’’ institutions. See the list and how they compare.
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