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Universities in crisis

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“You’ll be going here one day”, I told my grandchildren.

Don’t go to university next year. Just don’t

Going to university in 2026 is a risk no-one should take. The price is too high.

  • Jenna Price

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‘A kind of monster’: Why does everyone hate universities?

Neither side of politics is giving universities the love they need, but the unis need to smarten up – for all our sakes.

  • Jordan Baker
Trump and Harvard

Unis are in a ‘moment of crisis’. Now is not the time for authoritarian control

Universities were created to be communities where ideas – wrong ones, right ones, contradictory ones – can coexist and coalesce into the truth.

  • Sophie Gee
Illustration: Simon Letch

Why Albanese’s migration nightmare should frighten Dutton too

The government will miss its migration targets by a long way, but that puts huge pressure on the Coalition. How could it make drastic cuts without wrecking parts of the economy?

  • David Crowe
Pro-Palestine protesters occupy Professor Steven Prawer’s office at the University of Melbourne on Wednesday.

Masked protesters targeted my professor colleague this week because he is Jewish

Protesters occupied Professor Steven Prawer’s office at Melbourne University and refused to leave when requested. Universities cannot let this continue.

  • Katy Barnett

Students are starving. One man could fix it with a keystroke

If you have any influence on the next generations, tell them not to do an arts degree – at least until the federal government fixes its fee problem.

  • Jenna Price
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Protesters at the pro-Palestinian encampment at the Australian National University in May.

Top university rejects antisemitism definition over academic freedom

The Australian National University refused to adopt a contentious definition of antisemitism used by other tertiary institutions.

  • Angus Thompson
Education Minister Jason Clare.

International student numbers not easy to cut without dire results

The Albanese government’s plan to cut international student numbers could be disastrous, according to universities and business.

  • The Herald's View
States warn the Commonwealth’s international student crackdown could harm Australia’s reputation.

States revolt over foreign student caps

NSW and South Australia have warned federal Labor its contentious push to drive down international student numbers risks damaging Australia’s international reputation and economic standing ahead of a slated debate in parliament this week over laws to limit overseas students.

  • Angus Thompson
Luke Sheehy

Treat us like mining: Universities warn of 4500 job cuts over student crackdown

Universities say they face a $500 million funding shortfall and are calling for the sector to be given the same bipartisan support as the mining industry.

  • Angus Thompson

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