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Analysts say that universities are poised to cut admissions due to the changes.

‘Cut admissions in 2026’: The new rules shaking up university entry

The government says university places will grow in coming years, but analysts say that’s unlikely due to major changes in funding.

  • Christopher Harris

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Putting food on the table is as much a challenge as completing their schoolwork for a disturbingly large group of university students.

Of the things going wrong at universities, this issue rarely makes the headlines

To restore their social licence, universities need to reconnect with students and what matters to them. Food insecurity is high on the list.

  • George Williams
Bogong moths arriving at their summer sites in the Australian Alps.

Naked and afraid: The extraordinary reason moths are haunting your shower

Moths are invading houses and launching ambushes in the bathroom – and extraordinary new research shows how they got there.

  • Angus Dalton
Western Sydney University.

Fresh hacking fears for Western Sydney University as students raise doubts over response

The university has launched a forensic review into Monday’s incident when thousands were sent fraudulent emails about degrees being revoked.

  • Anthony Segaert
Western Sydney University Parramatta biology students Jennifer Whitton and Logan Stig would like to see the university implement better data security.

Near the end of her five-year degree, an email left Jennifer on the floor in tears

Students and graduates from Western Sydney University have been targeted in an email scam which sent messages impersonating the institution.

  • Christopher Harris, Anthony Segaert and Ellie Busby
Reverend Bill Crew talks to staff at the Reverend Bill Crews Foundation’s Health and Wellbeing Clinic in Blacktown.

‘It takes a certain breed of doctor’: The Sydney clinic that can’t find a GP

Demand for this brand-new Sydney clinic couldn’t be higher. The problem is, there’s no GP to run it.

  • Kate Aubusson
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City of Sydney urban forest manager Karen Sweeney under a Moreton Bay fig tree in Alexandria Park.

How Sydney’s big old trees have become the city’s green engine rooms

There are 2450 trees that deliver huge benefits to the community, going above and beyond to supply shade and environmental benefits.

  • Julie Power
Sophia Mullard dreamt of attending Macquarie University, but course cuts have ruined her plans.

‘Uni has treated me like an ATM’: Sophia’s dreams crushed after course cuts

Five universities have announced plans to cut jobs, but the effect on courses and enrolments is unclear and has left students and staff facing uncertain futures.

  • Emily Kowal
Protesters at the AFR summit.

Australian unis have a two-track system. One type of student misses out

One university chief’s warning comes as $50,000 arts degrees are pricing domestic students out of study, while some institutions are too focused on league tables.

  • Christopher Harris
Norman Huang, a final-year student in commerce and computer science, welcomed the 20 per cent cut to student loans that passed parliament.

‘Scaring off poor students’: HECS relief welcome, but high fees have become a barrier

Graduates with a $50,000 HECS debt will soon have $10,000 wiped off, but current first-year students will not see the same financial windfall.

  • Christopher Harris

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