Yesterday
Poor university teaching ‘a drag on productivity’
The Productivity Commissioner says there are no incentives inside universities to lift their game and no way for students to know what they are signing up to.
- Julie Hare
This Month
- Exclusive
- University
Unis that would pay the most – and the least – under ‘envy tax’ plan
Just six of the country’s 41 universities would bankroll half of the annual contributions to the higher education future fund proposed in the Albanese government’s universities accord.
- Julie Hare
- Opinion
- The AFR View
University success starts with fixing school performance first
The Universities Accord social equity aspiration depends on students being ready to study at a higher level after year 12.
- The AFR View
- Opinion
- University
The universities accord is like one giant déjà vu
The report has big ambitions. So did the 2008 Bradley review. They are not too dissimilar in scope and intent.
- Julie Hare
10 big ideas in the universities shake-up
From doubling the numbers of students to a ‘Robin Hood’ tax on rich institutions: Here are some of the biggest recommendations in the universities accord and what they mean.
- Julie Hare
Bright, poor students guaranteed a uni spot
Aspiring university students whose families earn less than $54,000 a year will be guaranteed a place in a degree if they meet admission benchmarks.
- Julie Hare
- Opinion
- University
Universities accord report highlights funding shortage
If Australia is to have a world-class university system to sustain our standard of living in a highly competitive world, we are going to need to invest far more in it.
- Mark Scott
‘Wealth tax’ for top unis in $10b funding shake-up
A major review of higher education has recommended a return to demand-driven funding to get more poor students into university; a $10 billion infrastructure fund; an independent tertiary education commission; and bonuses paid based on graduation.
- Updated
- Julie Hare
- Analysis
- Education
Universities’ accord ‘blueprint for the next decade’: Clare
It will need political buy in, not just to get legislation passed in the coming months and year, but over the long-term – over successive governments and economic roundabouts.
- Julie Hare
‘Everyone will be losers’: Unis oppose success tax
The universities’ accord is yet to hit the desks of vice-chancellors, but it is already inflaming red-hot anger across the sector.
- Julie Hare
How to spot the first signs of dementia
There are small and quiet clues in our daily lives, making them fairly easy to identify – if you know what to look out for.
- Miranda Levy
How a tiny NT school became an exemplar for Indigenous education
The town of Gunyangara, 11 hours east of Darwin, decided to take education into its own hands. The results have been stunning.
- Julie Hare
Fertile forever: the research that is unlocking female fecundity
Philanthropist Nicole Shanahan is spending $100m to find answers to fundamental questions about ovaries.
- Hannah Kuchler
Are octogenarians like Biden and Trump fit to govern?
As the aged population grows, there’s no shortage of high-profile octogenarians and nonagenarians running companies or countries.
- Jill Margo
Why Joe Biden should not take a cognitive test
Cognitive tests assess various aspects of brain function, but experts say they can’t give an overall picture of a leader’s ability to govern for another term.
- Jill Margo
- Opinion
- Gender
As kids, they thought they were trans. They no longer do
Detransitioners have few places to turn and often find themselves vilified by trans activists.
- Pamela Paul
Who’s most likely to die from alcohol poisoning, and what they drink
Experienced drinkers who die from alcohol poisoning don’t always have extreme concentrations of alcohol in their blood at the time of death.
- Jill Margo
- Opinion
- Schools
Reading fail: how Australia can prevent an illiteracy tragedy
Governments should require schools to move away from faddish approaches that don’t work.
- Jordana Hunter
- Opinion
- Education
Don’t blame the COVID pandemic for truant kids
Social trends, parents and governments are all at fault for rising rates of student absenteeism that threaten to become permanent.
- Glenn Fahey
- Opinion
- Research
How to fix Australia’s dire state of economic complexity
An additional $133 billion a year is on the table. Is the federal government willing to seize the opportunity?
- Katherine Woodthorpe
