Uni leader makes case for tradies
University of NSW chancellor David Gonski has questioned the Albanese government’s ambitious target for 55 per cent of young Australians to get a university degree.
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Engineer this: extra 60,000 graduates
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Free books in Coalition bid to get kids reading
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Divorce, disability, poverty: Third of uni students on equity awards
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No woke syllabus for us: Catholic schools
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