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As Universities eye more ‘Instagram-worthy’ campus experiences, they shouldn’t treat online teaching as a cheap and easy option

Elisa Bone, The University of Melbourne The times they are a-changin’ for higher education. Or so say a growing number of commentators. They see COVID-19...

Education funding is unfair — and public schools asking parents to chip in makes it worse

Anna Hogan, Queensland University of Technology We have estimated around $8 billion of non-government or private funding flows through Australia’s school system each year —...

As one student gets out of bed, another gets in: thousands are ‘hot-bedding’ in Australia

Alan Morris, University of Technology Sydney; Catherine Hastings, University of Technology Sydney, and Gaby Ramia, University of Sydney International students commonly share bedrooms so they...

Democratic Values rally behind the QUAD Alliance

Op-ed: In the post-corona world order, countries are willing to give a shot to Globalisation pivoted on democratic values and not profits alone. The...

Weaponising misinformation in Kashmir debate

There is a need to keep a resolute defence and step up to battle against this new campaign.

COVID is keeping us in our homes, but what makes working there success or failure?

Abbas Shieh, Islamic Azad University and Robert Freestone, UNSW The industrial revolution transformed cities, resulting in places of residence and work becoming more distant than...

Why most of Australian University’s leadership lack diversity?

Siew Fang Law, University of Melbourne and Gwilym Croucher, University of Melbourne Australian universities are diverse places. They are a mix of students, staff and...

New global ranking system shows Australian universities are ahead of the pack

Nicholas M Fisk, UNSW and Ian Jacobs, UNSW Whether it’s purchasing power parity or the Happiness Index, global comparisons require benchmarking. Sport does this well...

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“Kill All Indians” racist graffiti outside school, community leaders demand action over ‘vile’ hate crime

New Zealand Police have launched an investigation after a racially abusive message reading “Kill All Indians” was discovered outside a school gate in Auckland,...

Three senior Victorian ministers quit Allan government, forcing major pre-election reshuffle

The Premier is now under pressure to prove that replacing experienced ministers so close to the election is a sign of renewal, not fatigue.

Australia names new ADF leaders as Susan Coyle becomes first woman to lead Army

She is currently Chief of Joint Capabilities and will now become the first woman to command the Australian Army.
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