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Opinion
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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The uni rich list: Vice chancellors on $1 million salaries revealed
Australia’s highest-paid vice chancellors are now earning six times their university’s senior professors as the union calls for an inquiry into wage theft.
- by Daniella White and Sherryn Groch
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Education
University students face expulsion over pro-Palestine protests
Several Victorian universities have threatened disciplinary action against students for joining campus protests against the bloodshed in Gaza.
- by Alex Crowe
Unis blame government for student visa delays weeks before semester two
Several alarmed universities believe the visa delays are more evidence of the government suppressing foreign arrivals due to a political fight over migration.
- by Angus Thompson
Cockroaches and balconies as bedrooms: How foreign student Valentina survived Sydney
A report has found significant problems with migration and education agents’ practices, which are often marred by high costs and incorrect advice.
- by Daniella White
Feeling overwhelmed by uni applications? Here’s what year 12 students need to know
Your key questions answered, from when to put in your course preferences to how to change them.
- by Josefine Ganko
Six months ago these HSC students picked their degrees. Did they make the right choice?
Passion or practicality? These students reflect on one of the biggest decisions in their young lives.
- by Daniella White
Overseas students are flocking to WA. Here’s where they’re not living
With 27 students for every bed, you could quadruple the amount of purpose-built student accommodation in this area and still not meet demand, experts say.
- by Holly Thompson
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Into the Lions’ Den: Militant Palestinian fighter group inspires hardline attack on Melbourne Uni
In what has been described as a concerning step-up in protest activity, activists in balaclavas have targeted the Baillieu Library in the name of an armed resistance group.
- by Chip Le Grand
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International students
‘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
My exchange in Paris was hardly a fairytale. I’d do it all again in a heartbeat
Here are five things I learnt from the six months I spent studying abroad.
- by Lauren Ironmonger