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‘Not about the money’: UNSW dumps controversial trimesters

It comes after students said they wanted to engage with their studies in more depth, and wanted more time for internships and on-campus activities.

Students attending university feel short-changed as their debt continues to grow.
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Young people feel short-changed, and student debt is a key reason why

Rising student debt, fuelled by the misguided Job-ready Graduates package, is compounding young Australians’ sense of a cost-of-living crisis, and the feeling they are being short-changed.

  • by Michael Dockery
Universities must do more to improve campus experience

Universities must do more to improve campus experience

In one of the world’s most expensive cities, and after a pandemic changed the way we work and learn, the campus lifestyle is increasingly a thing of the past. 

  • by The Herald's View
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‘I passed them on’: Schools boss was sent documents after he left top job, ICAC hears

‘I passed them on’: Schools boss was sent documents after he left top job, ICAC hears

A human resources adviser denied deleting numerous text messages that she sent from her work phone to School Infrastructure officials.

  • by Lucy Carroll
‘Ignore the letter’: Schools boss intervened over contractor friend’s pay, inquiry told

‘Ignore the letter’: Schools boss intervened over contractor friend’s pay, inquiry told

The ICAC has heard that after questions were raised about a cycling buddy’s $2800-a-day pay, Anthony Manning asked for the document to be withdrawn.

  • by Lucy Carroll
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Parents in the dark as northern beaches school faces axe

Parents in the dark as northern beaches school faces axe

A school in Sydney’s north is at risk of closing its doors after the school lost more than 200 students over the past six years.

  • by Lucy Carroll
Schools boss signed off on $67,000 ‘fungus bench’ that was flagged as biosecurity hazard

Schools boss signed off on $67,000 ‘fungus bench’ that was flagged as biosecurity hazard

The former school building boss has denied showing favouritism, despite his “communications fairy godmother” writing the brief for a tender her company won.

  • by Michael McGowan
‘Communications fairy godmother’ had contract extended three times without tender, ICAC hears

‘Communications fairy godmother’ had contract extended three times without tender, ICAC hears

The inquiry also heard Anthony Manning twice accepted tickets to the Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix from a School Infrastructure client without declaring them.

  • by Michael McGowan
The schools boss, the 120 messages and a multimillion-dollar contract

The schools boss, the 120 messages and a multimillion-dollar contract

The former head of the NSW school building unit has conceded that he should have disclosed his relationship with the director of consulting firm Paxon Group.

  • by Lucy Carroll

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