Student Ombudsman staff trained in anti-Semitism, Islamophobia
The new conflict resolution service expects students to escalate issues about racism, discrimination and gender-based violence.
Education
‘Dodgy college’ approached ALP
Months before a VIP dinner with Anthony Albanese, a foreign student kingpin’s deregistered college was contacting ALP figures for help.
Anti-Israel scholar’s $870k grant probed
The Australian Research Council has flagged ‘significant concerns’ about the conduct of a taxpayer-funded scholar who has called for the ‘end of Israel’.
More undergraduates signing up for teaching: Labor
The federal government has released new data showing more undergraduates are applying to become school teachers than in previous years, as it works to tackle the nation’s crippling teacher shortage.
Taxpayer-funded anti-Israel writer blasts academics
Randa Abdel-Fattah has outlined how she injects activism into a ‘white supremacist’ academia while slamming ‘pseudo intellectuals’ in an expletive-ridden speech to an anti-racism symposium | WATCH
Education Commentary
Why are Australians shunning studying languages?
Community pressure is keeping geographically irrelevant languagues on life-support.
Message to unis on R&D review: just what is in it for taxpayers?
At the core of university culture is a 1000-year tradition of pursuing knowledge for its own sake and if the community benefits – well that’s a bit of luck.
We can’t afford to kick the can down the road
We can’t have a strong economy without the ideas, products and solutions generated by our brilliant university researchers.
Wise counsel drives UniSA research vision
An indigenous leader gave a university leader this sage advice: Act together, act now and we are unstoppable.
Wicked problems inspire action at Flinders
Flinders University is collaborating with the community to identify the critical research problems which need to be tackled.
Stop micromanaging and using universities as a political football
Government micro-management means it is little surprise that many universities have already announced significant cuts and jobs losses, writes Charles Sturt University provost Graham Brown.
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Shorten’s new salary revealed as VC at Uni of Canberra
Former Labor frontbencher Bill Shorten has doubled his money by parachuting into an $860,000-a-year job as vice-chancellor of the University of Canberra.
Indigenous academic invokes ‘Black Lives Matter’ in racism row
The Indigenous academic who invited anti-Israel activists as keynote speakers at a racism symposium that mocked ‘Dutton’s Jew’ has likened the public backlash to a ‘Black Lives Matter’ moment.
Greens cash splash a ‘tone deaf contribution’ to education policy debate
A $10bn Greens cash splash to make public schools completely free is a ‘tone deaf contribution’ to the education policy debate.
Bishop ‘has confidence’ in V-C
In her first public comments since the upsurge in anti-Semitism that has swept university campuses, Julie Bishop expressed ‘absolute confidence’ in her vice-chancellor.
QUT anti-racism organiser in Jew doxxing link
QUT Carumba Institute executive director Chelsea Watego urged people to isolate Jewish Australian creatives days before the leak burst into public consciousness.
Racism at university: QUT vice-chancellor apologises
Margaret Sheil has apologised for the hurt and offence caused by an anti-racism conference that ridiculed ‘Dutton’s Jew’.
Billions more for public schools
Anthony Albanese told the National Press Club the federal government has secured new schools funding agreements with Victoria and South Australia, after months of stalled negotiations.
Probe on V-C perks and parties
University vice-chancellors’ pay, lavish parties and office upgrades will be under scrutiny in a new Senate inquiry if parliament resumes next month.
Case for civility, unity and Aussie humour: Westacott intervention
Western Sydney University chancellor Jennifer Westacott says the nation is losing its ability to engage in a contest of ideas.
Daycare owners spit the dummy over red tape for $3.6bn in taxpayer grants
On-the-run changes to the federal Education Department’s grant guidelines have left 85 per cent of the nation’s childcare workers without their promised $100 a week pay rise.
QUT warned on anti-Semitism
Jewish leaders raised the alarm with the Queensland University of Technology almost a week prior to its anti-racism symposium that it could “inflame” anti-Semitism but went ahead with it nonetheless.
Independent schools call out Bandt’s ‘class war’
Independent schools will target Adam Bandt’s seat and three other electorates held by the Greens in retaliation for the ‘divisive rhetoric’ its MPs have directed at private schools.
More pain for unis amid cap doubt
See the worst and best placed universities to manage the uncertainty.
University symposium courts anti-Israel critics
The Queensland University of Technology has invited a trio of anti-Israel activists – including academic Randa Abdel-Fattah – to be keynote speakers at a national ‘anti-racism’ conference to mark ‘Invasion Day’.
Schoolkids shun the classroom
At least 1.6 million Australian children missed a month’s worth of lessons last year, as school attendance slipped back towards pandemic-level lows.
Union veteran Burrow to cast judgment on uni leaders’ pay deals
Union heavyweight Sharan Burrow has been appointed by the Albanese government to a new university governance board that will probe vice-chancellors’ million-dollar pay packets.
ANU tells inquiry: That’s no Nazi salute
The ANU says its students did not perform Nazi-inspired gestures at a mass online student meeting, while conceding footage ‘on a superficial level’ looked as if they did.
Vote for your favourite university projects
Meet the incredible panel of judges for the Shaping Australia Awards, before you cast your won vote.
Greens’ $10bn push for ‘free’ public school
The Greens will use a $10bn cash splash to help parents with children in public schools to win over working voters, with the policy forming part of the minor party’s demands to Labor in a hung parliament.
Librarians hold events in secret after bomb threats, doxxing
Librarians are hiding events such as ‘drag queen’’ story time for children to avoid public protests that have included bomb threats and doxxing.
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