Yesterday
‘It’s insane’: The secret world of tutors to the super-rich
For the children of the ultra-rich, education involves family tutors who fly with them around the world, with the best tutors earning $500,000 salaries.
- Mattie Brignal
This Month
SA’s new mega university starts recruiting overseas students
The new Adelaide University is due to launch with 70,000 students in early 2026, even as migration reforms bite hard on the education sector.
- Julie Hare
River Capital nabs Archer Capital’s education roll-up Aspire2
Andrew Larke, Orica’s former star dealmaker, will co-invest alongside the Melbourne-based investment firm and come on as Aspire2’s chairman.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Sending kids to selective schools doesn’t pay off: study
Demand for selective public high schools far outweighs places, but a new study casts doubt on whether they live up to their promise.
- Julie Hare
The education method that’s made this family millions
When Charles and Colette Assaf bought a Montessori childcare business in 2000, the IT entrepreneur never expected it would become his family’s future.
- Yolanda Redrup
June
Why Cynthia’s uni trip to Silicon Valley was life-changing
Study-abroad programs have become something of a rite of passage for Australian university students, and it can be a life-changing experience.
- Julie Hare
Why parents are forking out $40k for their kids to live on campus
Residential colleges used to be the preserve of country boarders and blue-blood families, but there’s a growing trend among parents who want their kids to have the kind of university experience they had.
- Michelle Bowes
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- RMIT Online
Microcredentials address skills shortages – but we must keep it real
Australians must become lifelong learners and upgrade their skills regularly, especially in sectors such as digitisation and artificial intelligence.
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by RMIT Online
Thirst for knowledge driving growth in MBAs
Diving into a full-length MBA can be daunting, so some business schools are now offering short courses to meet varying demand.
- Megan Breen
Short and sharp: courses that can lead to better jobs
Bite-sized qualifications deliver better jobs and pay for employees and competitiveness for employers.
- Agnes King
How Australia can become a world leader in green hydrogen
A short course is being developed to give electrical engineers the specialist knowledge they need to work in the emerging green hydrogen sector.
- Christopher Niesche
Companies switch on to new ways of staff training
A growing number of employers including law firms are developing short courses known as microcredentials in collaboration with tertiary institutions.
- Alexandra Cain
Online MBAs connect students to a global network
An online MBA’s flexible study schedule makes it an attractive option for busy professionals.
- Alexandra Cain
Higher education key to bigger pay, Labor MP argues
When it comes to the relationship between education and earning capacity, research suggests more is better.
- Julie Hare
Former Cranbrook teacher sues school alleging unsafe environment
Sydney private school Cranbrook is dealing with a new legal action brought by a former teacher who alleges the environment was unsafe for female staff.
- Updated
- Max Mason and Julie Hare
Cranbrook settles with former headmaster, but ABC in line of fire
Nicholas Sampson says he has been “vindicated”, but he still has an axe to grind with the national broadcaster over its “Four Corners” program.
- Julie Hare and Kylar Loussikian
IDP Education dives on fears international students will stay away
The country’s largest listed provider of international education services says the restrictions in Australia, Canada and the UK are “linked to election cycles”.
- Kylar Loussikian
May
Why this teen is bucking the trend and studying ‘the dismal science’
Kate Gibson hopes to work in public policy or health when she finishes her economics degree, but fewer of her peers are signing up – despite the high salaries.
- Julie Hare
Higher Education Summit
The Higher Education Summit critically examines the policy shake-ups, big ideas and bold strategies that aim at equipping the sector to meet the needs of our economy for decades to come.
Female graduates beat males on all fronts – except salary
The gender pay gap is reducing – slowly – over time. But women who graduate at the same time as men can still expect to earn significantly less.
- Julie Hare
