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Up in arms: Inside the eight-year battle against Melbourne University’s weapons company links

James Costa — Wed, 04 Sep 2024 00:57:23 +0000

Long before the war in Gaza inspired months of campus protests, anti-war faculty members and students were urging the University of Melbourne to sever links to weapons manufacturers, only to meet steadfast resistance.

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Vilification of international students hides the real problem in universities

Sophie Cotton — Mon, 12 Aug 2024 04:10:55 +0000

Cutting international student numbers or jacking up their application fees will not do anything for the students and staff stuck between management policy and government underfunding.

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Albanese’s childcare pay rise is part of the biggest economic story in Australia right now

Bernard Keane — Thu, 08 Aug 2024 00:40:40 +0000

The pay rise is about maximising female workforce participation and ensuring a quality early childhood education sector.

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International students are not to blame for the housing crisis

Ben Eltham — Thu, 25 Jul 2024 23:41:55 +0000

Education is a hugely successful export industry for Australia. So why is the Albanese government trying to kill it?

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Unlike Keir Starmer’s, Albanese’s cabinet mostly went to elite fee-paying schools

Anton Nilsson — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 05:16:37 +0000

What does it say about Australia's Labor government that more than half of cabinet ministers went to independent or Catholic schools?

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What will Australia’s crackdown on international uni students achieve?

Michael Sainsbury — Tue, 02 Jul 2024 02:31:14 +0000

'What other ways will they come up with to screw us?' one senior university administrator said to Crikey.

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Why are private school teachers paid more than their public colleagues?

Paul Kidson — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 00:50:36 +0000

Advocates for independent schools, including principals and union leaders, argue their teachers should be paid more because of the extra demands of their jobs.

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Taxpayers spent $77.5m to educate new teachers. Only a few hundred remain in schools

Anton Nilsson — Fri, 07 Jun 2024 01:25:23 +0000

Many teachers trained through Teach for Australia now work at elite schools instead of the disadvantaged ones where they placed. Critics wonder if the effort is worth the money.

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Coverage of pro-Palestine university protests reflects Australia’s polarised, skewed media

Ben Eltham — Wed, 22 May 2024 00:56:53 +0000

Media coverage of pro-Palestine university protests has seen a collapse of the middle ground, with students painted as violent and racist, and their demands largely ignored and misinterpreted.

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No budget pathway for Labor’s ambition for higher education — and $50k arts degrees are here to stay

Ben Eltham — Wed, 15 May 2024 00:59:12 +0000

Labor's budget lays down some important markers for higher education. But many of the most important decisions have been kicked down the road.

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