Jason Clare
Caps on overseas uni students could cost Victorian economy $6 billion
Victoria is the state of choice for one-third of Australia’s international students. Universities say slashing migration will have major economic consequences.
- by Caroline Schelle
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Student crackdown will lead to lasting economic pain: business council
The Australian Business Council argues capping foreign student numbers could “irreparably damage” the higher education sector and even hit supermarkets.
- by Angus Thompson
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University
Transparency of university governance should be supported
There are genuine concerns that the ability of Australian universities to be at the forefront of social and scientific leadership is being compromised by several variables impacting the sector.
- by The Herald's View
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University
‘Unjustifiable risk to the nation’: Elite universities lash student caps
Group of Eight universities have accused the federal government of creating a lasting legacy of political interference in higher education.
- by Daniella White
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University
Minister warned unis of campus tensions days after October 7
Universities assured Education Minister Jason Clare they had measures in place to deal with antisemitism on campus within days of the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel.
- by Angus Thompson and Natassia Chrysanthos
Marles says antisemitism in Australia is worst he’s seen in his lifetime
The deputy prime minister says the government is determined to introduce new criminal laws for those who vilify others based on race, sexuality, gender, disability or religion.
- by Matthew Knott and Madeleine Heffernan
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International students
Colleges face mass closures as students from whole continents banned
Hundreds of private colleges face closure as the government pushes ahead with its plan to slash migration.
- by Daniella White
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Political leadership
Who really runs the country? The secret roles of Albanese’s ministers
Anthony Albanese’s ministers have portfolios – they also have other roles: confidantes, influencers, attack dogs. And some are more equal than others.
- by James Massola
Universities face bans for breaching foreign student caps
The dramatic intervention, introduced by Education Minister Jason Clare in parliament, aims to force down migration.
- by Angus Thompson
Growing numbers of students with disability to cost $1.1 billion more in school funding
As more students need help, budget figures raise the stakes in tense government negotiations over spending on schools and the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
Cut reliance on Chinese and Indian students, government tells universities
University chiefs are being told to channel international students into courses that fill Australian skills shortages, deepening a dispute over federal plans to cap their annual intake.
- by David Crowe and Daniella White
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