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Cops called as cult hunts recruits at Melbourne uni campus

A university Deputy Vice-Chancellor has raised the alarm over cults and high control religious groups targeting students, with at least one incident referred to police.

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L to R: Chinese International Students Jiali Hu -18, Charlie Chen - 19, KK Chen -20 and Yiming Tian - 20 on campus at Sydney University. More than 3/4 of all new housing expected to be built in Sydney over the next five years will be taken up by international students, new analysis shows, with the government expected to bring in 187,000 net new international students across Australia this year alone. Picture: John Appleyard

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Unis double down on lucrative $13bn Chinese student market

Chinese students pump $12.7bn into Australia’s economy as universities double down on their commitment to the lucrative education partnership despite political tensions.

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NO NEWS.COM NO AUSTRALIAN EMBARGO WEEKEND TELEGRAPH - 6/11/25 MUST CHECK WITH PIC DESK BEFORE USING Year 12 HSC students that just finished their exams at Beverly Hills Girls High L to R, Isabel About, Yashfa Abbas, Joy Guevarra and Jumaina Sadaf. Picture: Sam Ruttyn

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Revealed: Most popular university degrees for study in 2026

With more than 1.2 million exam papers completed, the HSC class of 2025 are now preparing to take their next leap in life. See where their sights are set.

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Southern Cross University lecturer Brendan Walker-Munro has warned of the high risk of foreign spying in Australian tertiary institutions.

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This isn’t spy fiction – foreign espionage in unis is a real threat

The threat of foreign spies in Australian universities is high, an expert has warned, but the government’s response lags behind both our adversaries and allies.

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Generic images of University of Queensland (UQ) St Lucia Friday 10th May 2024 Picture David Clark

Our unis now millionaire factories – if you happen to be the boss

The cap-and-gown coterie has been quietly raking in the green stuff big time, while the average punter trawls for home-brand specials, writes Mike O’Connor. VOTE IN OUR POLL

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Aussie uni grads earning less and finding it harder to secure a job

New data shows university graduates are not getting good bang for their buck with expensive tertiary degrees – and undergraduate employment rates are also falling.

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DAILY TELEGRAPH SEPTEMBER 23, 2025, Cybersecurity experts have exposed how scammers are training each other to blackmail unsuspecting victims via TikTok and Telegram., Picture: Supplied

‘We know nasty stuff you do’: Aussie uni students blackmailed

Up to 10,000 Australian university students have been bombarded with blackmail in an international sextortion scam. Now the criminals’ TikTok training grounds are being exposed.

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RMIT has launched a new program in partnership with Fit to Drive, Victoria Police and Medibank educating international students on safe driving practices and transport use. RMIT student Tanya Anastacio participated in the pilot program.

New program keeping international students safe on Victorian roads

From e-bike safety to road rules, a Melbourne university’s newest road safety initiative has transformed how international students navigate Victorian streets.

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Susie O'Brien and Penny Wong didn't always see eye to eye in their time as students at the University of Adelaide.

Why Penny Wong called ‘Boozy Susie’ a bad feminist

In her uni days, Susie O’Brien was elected as a student leader after running on a very raunchy slogan. But not everyone was impressed – including our now Foreign Affairs Minister.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos, JUNE, 14, 2021: General view of the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) campus, in Sydney. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Bianca De Marchi

Sydney uni to axe 167 jobs, 1100 subjects in major restructure

One of Sydney’s largest universities plans to slash hundreds of jobs and courses in a dramatic restructure amid a ‘challenging environment’.

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DAILY TELEGRAPH MONDAY 15TH SEPTEMBER 2025. Pictured at the University New South Wales in Sydney are Masters of Commerce students Michelle Chen (26) and Manas Shukla (27) They were part of a trial by the university to sign a licensing deal with OpenAI, giving all staff access to ChatGPT after a trial with 800 staff and students. Picture: Richard Dobson

Aussie uni seals groundbreaking ChatGPT staff rollout deal

A NSW university has become the nation’s first to ink an ongoing deal with OpenAI, granting up to 10,000 staff unlimited access to ChatGPT. Here’s how they’ll use it.

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15 September 2025; a photo comp of Chris Bowen with the Earth behind him, one side there is fire and the other side there is lightning. Artwork by Emilia Tortorella. Sources: Pexels and supplied. Ratio 16:9.

‘No one’s immune’: Uni leaders call for climate-based curriculum overhaul

Australia’s education system must be ‘realigned’ in response to the government’s latest doomsday climate risk assessment forecasts, two senior academics have argued.

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Jade O'Dwyer 19, Holly Warncken 19, Phoebe Loudon 19, Amelia Trengove 19 at the Adelaide University. Pictured on 15th September 2025. Picture: Ben Clark

Death of the uni lecture: ‘Going in for classes isn’t worth the hassle’

The future of face-to-face learning at Australia’s universities is in grave doubt amid a widening generation gap on the value of traditional lectures versus online classes.

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Mega gallery: CDU student reveals ‘leap of faith’ as 1400+ graduate

Mega gallery: CDU student reveals ‘leap of faith’ as 1400+ graduate

International student, Joan Liwanag-Tran, was inspired through her volunteer work at Charles Darwin University to take a big step in August. SEE THE GRADUATION GALLERY HERE.

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