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Aussie students to get cash relief

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Millions of Aussies to get cash relief: See how it works

Australians are set to have their debt wiped over the coming weeks under a massive move that aims to ease cost-of-living pressures. Here’s who will benefit.

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Bond: WFH on Mondays and Fridays? That’s a four-day weekend

The removal of a university’s HR deputy vice-chancellor over WFH comments has created an unprecedented power struggle with the zoo animals now running the zoo.

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‘Damage was done’: Top exec’s WFH remark sparks uni staff revolt

A deputy vice-chancellor at a major university has resigned after sparking uproar in an all-staff town hall meeting with a comment about “four-day weekends”. Take our poll.

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Teachers, academics rally as university ‘fat cats’ party on

Teachers and researchers from the University of Newcastle gathered outside the NSW Parliament for a 24-hour strike while their bosses partied inside.

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Where did Australia’s top entrepreneurs go to school?

You don’t get to the top of the business world without a solid foundation. See where these top young entrepreneurs got theirs.

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AI is outperforming humans and unis need to catch up: Professor

Unis are obsessed with trying to catch AI cheats but missing the bigger picture – their courses aren’t equipping students for an AI-dominated world, argues a senior academic.

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ChatGPT scandal rocks major Sydney university

A leading Sydney university is investigating after a student’s post claiming their assignment had been marked with ChatGPT went viral online.

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Grim reasons why young Aussies are in a jobs, study crisis

Youth unemployment has hit 10.5 per cent as experts warn social media and mental health issues are creating a generation disconnected from work and study.

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University of Adelaide staff short-changed in major wage bungle

The University of Adelaide has admitted underpaying 838 casual staff $1.25m after an audit.

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Monash University Dean of Law Steven Vaughan. Source: Monash University website

The Monash Uni bombshell that has enraged law students

Monash Uni has cut tutorials for law students. Now, they’re trying to cap how many hours of paid work they can do per week — and students are not happy.

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Four schools merged, one in five staff cut: QUT swings the axe

QUT academics warn students will be taught by “non-experts” as the university moves to slash 18 full-time positions from its Faculty of Science.

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Amali Rollinson, 17, (front and centre of pic) from MacKillop College from Bathurst, is NSW School-based Apprentice of the Year at the NSW Training Awards. Picture: Supplied

‘Pathway to your passion’: Award-winning student chases VET dream

One inspiring and award-winning young woman tells why vocational education shouldn’t be considered Plan B.

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Controversial conference crosses ‘sacred line’ as academics hit back

The shockwaves of a controversial conference at a prestigious US university have reached Australia, as academics hit back at the event for crossing a ‘sacred line’.

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Ahmed Khanji is the CEO of Gridware, a leading cybersecurity consultancy based in Sydney, Australia.

‘Incorrect representation’: Cyber CEO forced to stop using uni title

A cybersecurity expert and CEO has been forced to stop using the term Adjunct Professor by a major Australian university. See how he explains his actions.

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