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    Student protesters at Melbourne University on Wednesday afternoon.

    ‘End it now or we’ll call police’: Uni toughens up on protesters

    Melbourne University says protesters ‘crossed a line’ when they occupied a building and warned they could be charged by police if they don’t leave immediately.

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    • Julie Hare and Patrick Durkin

    Migration hit would ‘destroy’ $48b education export sector

    Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s plan to slash Australia’s annual permanent migrant intake from 185,000 to 140,000 would deliver a near fatal blow to the country’s fourth-largest export.

    • Julie Hare

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    Go8 Universities agree to combat racism, uphold free speech

    Australia’s oldest and most prestigious universities have set out five principles, as Deakin University prepares for a showdown with campus protesters.

    • Patrick Durkin and Julie Hare
    The University of Melbourne has maintained top spot in a new ranking.

    Three Australian unis make it into new global top 100

    The Universities of Melbourne, Sydney and NSW are in the latest Centre for World University Rankings, but there are concerns about the nation’s research output.

    • Julie Hare
    International students are less welcome as a result of government migration reforms.

    ‘Horrible on every level’: Universities object to migration changes

    Changes to limit the number of foreign students at educational colleges, universities and schools are highly interventionist and prescribe not only where students can study but what they can learn, providers said.

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    George Williams says no other university holds greater potential than Western Sydney.

    Constitutional expert to be next head of Western Sydney Uni

    George Williams spent 24 years at UNSW where he built a reputation as one of Australia’s foremost legal scholars. But now he’s upping stumps to head up WSU.

    • Julie Hare
    Hundreds of students gathered at Melbourne University on Friday in support of Palestine.

    Pro-Palestine ‘tent cities’ not going anywhere, students vow

    Hundreds of students have camped out at universities demanding the institutions cut ties with weapon manufacturers and condemn Israel’s war in Gaza.

    • Gus McCubbing and Julie Hare
    Tracey Adamson with her sons Emmanuel, 7, and Sonny, 10.

    Parents unite to end ‘daily battle with kids’ over phones, social media

    Banning phones in schools is only part of the solution. What happens at home is even more important.

    • Julie Hare

    April

    Yasmine Johnson says the pro-Palestinian protesters at Sydney University will “stay as long as possible”.

    Pro-Palestinian protesters are peaceful here, say university bosses

    A series of encampments are popping up on campuses as students take up the pro-Palestinian cause. But it’s very different from what’s happening in the US.

    • Julie Hare
    Melbourne University Vice-Chancellor Duncan Maskell.

    ‘The right time to go’: Maskell to leave Melbourne University

    Duncan Maskell, the University of Melbourne’s vice chancellor, will step down next year just halfway through his second five-year term.

    • Julie Hare
    International student Mai Le says her goal is to achieve permanent residency after she graduates.

    Steep rise in student visa rejections ‘scaring applicants away’

    News of the federal government’s clampdown on student visas is spreading far and wide and the US is becoming the destination of choice.

    • Julie Hare
    Online testing for NAPLAN means schools start receiving results this week, just four weeks after the tests were taken.

    NAPLAN reports arrive eight weeks early, giving more time to intervene

    Detailed reports on how schools, classes and individual students performed in this year’s NAPLAN tests will start landing on Monday.

    • Julie Hare
    Overseas student numbers have dropped perilously at Federation University.

    Mass lay-offs at regional uni as international enrolments slump 90pc

    Federation University in Victoria could be the canary in the coal mine as its international student enrolments dive.

    • Julie Hare
    Net annual student arrivals fell to about 191,000 in March, from a record of 294,000 in July 2023.

    Plunge in student numbers to drive migration reset

    Government forecasts that net migrant numbers would fall to 375,000 in 2023-24 will be missed by a wide mark, but an ambition to halve the measure by 2024-25 is in reach.

    • Julie Hare
    Student debt-holders will be hit by a 4.7 per cent hike in student debt on June 1.

    Average HECS debts to rise by $2350 on June 1

    There may be relief for student-debt holders in the upcoming budget, but it won’t come soon enough to prevent a 4.7 per cent increase.

    • Julie Hare
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    NIDA graduate Sarah Snook at the Olivier Awards

    Sarah, Cate, Kip, Baz and Mel are all alumni, but NIDA is broke

    Australia’s premier dramatic arts institution produces the biggest names in theatre and entertainment, but it is struggling to get by.

    • Julie Hare
    Universities are catching hundreds of students in a new wave of alleged cheating using ChatGPT or other artificial intelligence.

    ChatGPT essay cheats are a menace to us all

    Some universities are increasing face-to-face assessments to discourage AI cheating. Academics should be encouraged to expose the problem, not deterred from fixing it.

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    • Pilita Clark
    Jacob Bignell has zero regrets about taking out a large loan so he could study for an MBA at Oxford University.

    The price of an Oxford education is high, but so are the returns

    Australians are increasingly opting to head overseas to study at one of the world’s best universities. It comes with a big price tag, but also big rewards.

    • Julie Hare
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    Moving to net zero requires everyone to understand the challenge, says Sally Townsend from Blackmores.

    New uni course gets executives match fit for net zero

    The micro-credential course starting in May will fast track understanding of how to navigate carbon accounting, reporting and reduction strategies.

    • Julie Hare