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The University of Sydney fell one place in the rankings this year.

Where do Australian unis sit in the latest global rankings?

The highly respected Times Higher Education Index assesses the global academic reputations and funding levels of our universities.

Some of the worst-paid graduates will have the highest HECS debts.

Which degrees will lead to the biggest pay packets?

Check out the graduate and medium-term salaries for your degree - and how that compares with the long-term HECS debt.

  • by Daniella White
Australian Catholic University student Imogen Hughes

‘Lost in the crowd’: Is going to a sandstone university worth it?

Students are often motivated by prestige in applying for universities. But that might not be the best metric for choosing a degree.

  • by Daniella White
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Studying in the locker room: How Henry balanced his HSC with professional sport

Studying in the locker room: How Henry balanced his HSC with professional sport

Among the 20,000 students cramming for the HSC Business Studies exam, 17-year-old Henry Lau had his notes out in the Sydney Kings locker room.

  • by Daniel Lo Surdo
‘Just relieved it’s all over’: Summer starts for final HSC students

‘Just relieved it’s all over’: Summer starts for final HSC students

The biggest cohort of students in the state’s history, 71,619 pupils, can now say goodbye to school textbooks, teachers and HSC exam stress.

  • by Christopher Harris
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‘Profoundly unfair’: Coalition attacks Labor’s HECS debt cut plan

‘Profoundly unfair’: Coalition attacks Labor’s HECS debt cut plan

Australia will go to the polls with Labor proposing to slash student debts by 20 per cent and the Coalition lashing it as a burden on the rest of the country.

  • by Olivia Ireland
The way some Melbourne University students are taught has changed. Here’s why

The way some Melbourne University students are taught has changed. Here’s why

Neurodivergent students and staff at the University of Melbourne previously “struggled in silence”. That’s changing, thanks to these three researchers.

  • by Bridie Smith
University of Sydney attacks ‘misleading’ figures as hundreds of sector jobs go

University of Sydney attacks ‘misleading’ figures as hundreds of sector jobs go

The university has accused the government of providing misleading figures about its foreign student cohort.

  • by Daniella White
Albanese’s HECS relief won’t fix the core problem – the fees system is broken
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Albanese’s HECS relief won’t fix the core problem – the fees system is broken

Student debt has reached about $81 billion. The government receives far more in student repayments than it does from the gas industry through the petroleum resource rent tax.

  • by George Williams

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