Higher Ed
Too much Chinese influence in Australian universities?
The Secretary of Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, as well as Education Minister Simon Birmingham, have called for......
Senate reviews university funding
Proposed changes to university funding have been reviewed by the senate committee into higher education. The committee recommends going ahead......
Health Minister threatens to withdraw medical placement funding
Australia has an oversupply of domestic and international students studying medicine. There is a shortage of medical graduate positions and......
Closing the Gap report shows more student support needed
While this year’s Closing the Gap report revealed much Indigenous Australian disadvantage is still occurring there are some positive figures......
Breaking the Ice to kick start the economy
In a state where manufacturing has nearly ceased, 1200 innovators have this week gathered in Adelaide for Icebreaker 16. Held......
$6bn lost as private colleges abuse fee-help system
Today education minister Simon Birmingham finally introduced strict new changes to the VET fee-help scheme, after years of dodgy practices......
Growing misogyny in universities sparks calls for better policies
A video that surfaced earlier this week of students from The University of New South Wales’s Baxter College chanting glorified......
Free education by loan default?
With twenty percent of higher education students unable to ever pay back their loans it doesn’t look as though the......
Government could invoice low-paid graduates
University students could be asked to pay back their debt a little sooner than previously expected. The Grattan Institute has......
Should we be using super to pay HELP debt?
Liberal senator Chris Back is urging Treasurer Scott Morrison to introduce a plan to allow graduates to use their superannuation......