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’.
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 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.
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.
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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 are hiding events such as ‘drag queen’’ story time for children to avoid public protests that have included bomb threats and doxxing.
For every Gatsby family there are scores of parents working their guts out to scrimp and save to pay for what they see as the best education for their children.
The nation’s skills tsar Barney Glover says there is a ‘parity of esteem challenge’ which favours universities over vocational education, declaring that there needs to be a ‘rebalancing’ in favour of technical training.
The dismal state of outback education compared to major cities is an open secret, often spoken about and rarely acted on. This Melbourne duo saw the problem and decided to do something.
After previously welcoming government funding for free TAFE places, the BCA now says it is opposed to legislating it and it should instead be part of the ‘normal budget and policy setting process’.
Education Minster Jason Clare is supportive of developing the first Hindu school in Australia, as the Hindu community seeks a federal government funding commitment.
Financial pressures on universities, exacerbated by the unsuccessful bid to limit international student numbers, could prompt more merger discussions, KordaMentha says.
The latest social media post from Randa Abdel-Fattah, a recipient of a $870,269 taxpayer-funded research grant, adds to her several controversies.
The Australian Catholic University is facing a compliance probe from the nation’s higher education regulator over ‘management and governance issues’ that, if proven, could result in sanctions or jeopardise its registration.
Parents will launch a class action over ‘misleading and deceptive conduct’ by the Newington College Council, including claims that representations were made the ‘college would not become coeducational’.
Australia’s greatest resource is not iron ore or other mineral riches but its human potential, according to Nicola Forrest.
A former Immigration Department deputy executive made the claim as the government vowed to manage numbers ‘in a fairer way’ after the Coalition blocked its controversial student caps legislation.
An new advisor of Catholic Identity and Mission at the university disagreed that the university was ‘ambivalent about its Catholic identity’ following a series of public controversies.
Education Minister Jason Clare has axed a ministerial direction that prioritises student visa applications from ‘low risk’ institutions.
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