This Month
- Exclusive
- University
As uni heads’ salaries nosedive, Nobel Laureate takes bottom spot
Australian vice-chancellors are very well paid by global standards - with the exception of one.
- Julie Hare
‘Politically brave’ Marshall gets sign-off for international students
South Australia is the first state to receive federal sign-off for its plan to return international students by as early as July.
- Julie Hare
School holidays in disarray after fresh travel bans
Sydneysiders are being told to avoid the eastern suburbs and Melburnians continue to have national pariah status as Australia faces a fresh outbreak in NSW.
- Finbar O'Mallon
- Opinion
- Coronavirus pandemic
An aspirin a day’s more risky than the AstraZeneca jab
Why are so many unduly worried about this vaccine that has minimal risk and significant benefits?
- Nathan Grills
Call for state QR regimes to block police access
States should enact strict privacy controls to limit access to their QR check-in data and have penalties similar to the federal COVIDsafe app, a privacy expert says.
- Tom Burton
- Opinion
- Lessons from Lockdown
Lockdowns make Victoria’s kids poorer
The long-term damage to the education, wellbeing and economic prosperity of children in the state will likely be felt for decades to come.
- John Kehoe
Virus restrictions will have to run another year: modelling
New modelling suggests more infectious variants and lower vaccine uptake mean states will need to intervene in any outbreaks or risk significant deaths.
- Tom Burton
- Exclusive
- University
Call for review of governance at troubled Charles Sturt University
A NSW MP has called for an independent review of governance at Charles Sturt University, which is already under investigation by the higher education regulator.
- Julie Hare
Victoria reports no new cases on first day of eased restrictions
The nation heaved a sigh of relief as Australia reported no new community cases on Friday, after a Victorian couple caused alarm by travelling through NSW to Queensland.Â
- Natasha Gillezeau and Finbar O'Mallon
Victoria overtakes NSW as top vaccination state
A surge in vaccinations following the Melbourne outbreak has seen Victoria emerge as the state which has given the most jabs against COVID-19.
- Updated
- Tom Burton
Older citizens are in good health for longer
A NSW Treasury paper proposes a policy that reflects years in ill-health will increase as life expectancy increases, but the severity of illness will fall.
- Jill Margo
International students welcomed back to NSW
Up to 250 international students will be flown into NSW every fortnight under a plan experts say will restore university reputations but not make them money.
- Finbar O'Mallon
Spike in sex assault reports after Higgins allegations
NSW revealed a surge in reported sexual assaults in March, with the state’s crime bureau pointing to several high-profile allegations.
- Finbar O'Mallon
Virus outbreaks inevitable says lead adviser
The lockdown was necessary and further breaches and outbreaks are inevitable the lead technical adviser to the Commonwealth, Professor James McCaw says.
- Tom Burton
New bleeding risk for AstraZeneca, study finds
Although causality has not been established, the authors of the research suggest alternative vaccines to the controversial jab be considered when supply allows.
- Jill Margo
ANZ says new mental health levy will cost it $20m
The first estimates of the impact of Victoria’s mental health levy have emerged, with Shayne Elliott claiming it will cost the bank $20 million, equal to 200 jobs.
- Tom Burton and James Frost
New Alzheimer’s drug approved in US amid controversy
The world’s first drug to remove Alzheimer type plaques from the brain has been approved for use in the US but critics say there’s no conclusive proof this helps.
- Jill Margo
Industry insight: Workplace healthcare essential for businesses
The increased focus on employee health and wellbeing will outlast the virus and shape the workplaces of the future.
- Louise May
Industry insight: Healthcare needs a new approach
Unless we change our approach, we will need an extra $57 billion for aged care and hospital facilities and $30 billion in annual operating costs.
- Esther Kerr-Smith
Hospitals yet to undergo test of endurance
Our hospitals have so far escaped a pandemic stress test and it is debatable whether they are prepared to confront the effects of the opening of borders.
- Patrick Lawnham
