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Australian universities targets of Iran hack campaign, says FBI

Australian universities targets of Iran hack campaign, says FBI

Up to 26 Australian universities are among the targets of a multi-billion dollar global scam which US authorities allege was funded by the Iranian government.

  • by Luke Costin

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NSW uni course with no exams or lectures named among top four in the world by MIT
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NSW uni course with no exams or lectures named among top four in the world by MIT

They don't sit a single exam and instead of lectures, engineering students at Charles Sturt University have Netflix-style on-demand classes.

  • by Pallavi Singhal
WA teachers: We’re not just stealing their childhood, but crushing it
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WA teachers: We’re not just stealing their childhood, but crushing it

"It seems like the current policy is that principals are free to make any decisions they want in their schools with no accountability."

  • by Daile Cross
Learning salsa as important as maths, education expert says
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Learning salsa as important as maths, education expert says

Education expert Sir Ken Robinson says schools are stifling creativity and failing to prepare students for the real world. We need more dancing.

  • by Henrietta Cook
Teacher who admitted to grooming allowed to keep working
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Teacher who admitted to grooming allowed to keep working

A Victorian teacher who admitted to grooming a 15-year-old girl for sex almost four decades ago has been allowed to continue working in schools.

  • by Henrietta Cook
Who is Sir Ken Robinson?
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Who is Sir Ken Robinson?

The international education expert has for years been a vocal critic of modern education, suggesting it stifles creativity and is too focused on conformity.

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University of Queensland professor quits amid sexual assault investigation
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University of Queensland professor quits amid sexual assault investigation

The man was suspended on March 16 as the University of Queensland asked him to respond to a report into the matter. He resigned a week later.

  • by Jorge Branco
'Campaign of misinformation': Parents back Santa Sabina principal
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'Campaign of misinformation': Parents back Santa Sabina principal

Reports of widespread anger over principal's comments about gender are exaggerated, parents say.

  • by Jenny Noyes
Scrap age-based classes to boost school achievement
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Scrap age-based classes to boost school achievement

It’s time we reconsidered the industrial model of schooling.

  • by Geoff Masters
HSC course leads to major family discoveries for Jaime
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HSC course leads to major family discoveries for Jaime

An HSC course led Jaime Ribeiro, 17, to an unmarked grave and the discovery that her family is linked to the first Aboriginal man to circumnavigate Australia.

  • by Pallavi Singhal
HSC students abandoning high-level subjects
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HSC students abandoning high-level subjects

The proportion of students doing high-level subjects in the HSC is steadily declining along with Australia's performance in international tests,

  • by Pallavi Singhal