Allied health students demand end to placement poverty
Psychology, speech pathology and physiotherapy students are demanding they be paid for their mandatory placements after their classmates in nursing were promised weekly paychecks.
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Vic Uni students wear alarms as crime escalates in Footscray
Shop owners in Footscray are locking their doors between customers and some Victoria University students are wearing personal alarms amid a surge in violent behaviour on the streets in Melbourne’s west.
How young Melb students escaped from the clutches of pseudo-religious group
Former members of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus have exposed how the South Korean group loiters in halls at Melbourne universities to entice recruits into “a toxic, abusive relationship”. Read our special investigation.
F for effort: Would-be teacher appeals uni fail to Supreme Court
It’s been a case of if at first you don’t succeed try, try again for a ticked-off teaching student who has taken an appeal against a uni course fail all the way to the Supreme Court.
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Queensland uni drops in world rankings
A Queensland university has dropped 17 places in the world rankings with experts saying the result “provides serious warning signs”.
Big visa change to fill Aussie skills shortage
Australia’s visa process is set for a major shake-up as part of a federal government policy reform. See what it means.
The university degrees that will pay for themselves
Uni students are being urged to pursue courses that will guarantee a job on graduation. See the courses worth racking up a HECS debt for.
Teachers financially drained due to unpaid uni placement
The extreme “financial burden” placed on teachers forced to complete unpaid placement to finish their degree is causing many to drop out.
Victorian universities’ major Australia Day move
Some of Victoria’s biggest universities have made a major change to their policies on Australia Day.
Financial stress driving wannabe teachers to tears
Droves of teaching students have considered dropping out over “debilitating” course fees and unpaid training requirements.
Deakin Uni at centre of wage theft allegations
The National Tertiary Education Union said Deakin University’s response to claims of wage theft had so far been “appalling”.
Uni lecturer sacked for alleged sexual misconduct
A Melbourne University lecturer has been sacked for alleged sexual misconduct — one of four stood down this year.
Monash backtracks on ‘woke’ marks requirement
A Monash engineering student lost marks for failing to include an Acknowledgement of Country on an assessment, sparking fierce backlash.
Uni to close Werribee vet hospital
At least 80 jobs will disappear in Melbourne’s west after a university announced plans to close its animal hospital and scrap its Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences.
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