Unis split on visa go-slow to curb foreign students
International student visas for tertiary education will be prioritised for a limited number of applicants before being hit with a go-slow to tame migration.
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Racism rife at universities as many fear speaking out
Islamophobia and anti-Semitism, racism against foreign students and Indigenous people feeling diminished are under the Human Rights Commission's spotlight.
Promises museum won’t shut, despite ditching 2025 slate
A leading university art museum has cut its 2025 program, including a career survey by artist Jemima Wyman. She says she is devastated by the move.
University ‘incubator’ for Jewish hatred, inquiry told
Jewish students are "hiding" their religion on campus amid a rising tide of hatred, a parliamentary inquiry into anti-Semitism at universities has been told.
Migration furore treats foreign students as ‘problems’
As the federal opposition prepares to reveal plans to cap international students, the political debate has left many foreign students feeling unwanted.
Campus-style hubs to aid uni students in city outskirts
University campus-style facilities are set to make life easier for students living on the outskirts of Australia's biggest cities.
Carbon credits scheme missing threatened species mark
Australia's carbon projects are doing little to conserve the nation's most threatened species whose habitat is mostly on privately owned agricultural land.
Major Australian university launches ‘AI first’ policy
University students will be encouraged to use artificial intelligence programs to complete assignments and research projects under a bold policy change.
Students hopeful as Greens try to outbid Labor on debt
The Greens have called for all student debt to be wiped, saying the party's $74 billion plan will be a negotiating chip for a possible minority government.
Calls to bring forward PM’s plans for student loan help
The prime minister wants to recalibrate Labor's agenda following controversy, pitching student loan help at graduates juggling cost-of-living pressures.
Labor banking on education plan to give it a clean run
As federal MPs return to Canberra, the Labor government is hoping its education reforms will allow it to end the political year on a high ahead of the election.
Mixed response to Labor pledge of student debt relief
The opposition and student union have criticised Labor's pledge to cut student debts by 20 per cent, but universities backed efforts to make the system fairer.
Impact of $16 billion HECS debt cut ‘kind of invisible’
A plan to reduce student debt for millions of Australians will help, but an economist says the impact will be relatively marginal.
Foreign student cap on courses a ‘reserve power’
Education Minister Jason Clare says limits for foreign students taking up individual degrees will only be used as a back up.
International sector should grow despite unis’ concerns
A Senate report on international student caps says the sector must be allowed to grow sustainably despite concern about limits from major universities.
Acrobatic hopefuls flip into circus degree restart
Aspiring aerialists are being tested on their backflips and handstands as Australia's only degree in circus starts taking new students again.
Concerns anti-Semitism probe may spur racial hostility
The Jewish community is calling for a stronger investigation into anti-Semitism on university campuses but others say it could tackle valid criticism of Israel.
Modern tech minerals may be hiding in extinct volcanoes
Rare earth minerals needed to fuel the transition to renewable energy and create everything from TVs to smartphones could be found inside dormant volcanoes.
Foreign student cap will lower living standards: unis
A higher education heavyweight says the major parties are undermining Australia's future prosperity for short term political gains by capping foreign students.
Independent housing advisor lashes overseas student cap
A proposed cap on international university students has been torn apart by a federal government advisor, who says it will make no difference to housing supply.
Warnings student cap could hurt economy and research
Plans to cap international student numbers will "apply a handbrake" to one of the nation's biggest exports, the peak university body warns.
Treasurer breaks ranks, slams ‘destructive’ student cap
Federal government plans to cap the number of international students at university have been labelled 'destructive' by Victoria's treasurer.
Teen arrested after man stabbed on university campus
A 22-year-old man is in hospital after allegedly being stabbed by a teenage boy at the University of Sydney's campus.
Uni in shock after boy arrested for student stabbing
A campus stabbing has left university staff and students shocked with a teen under arrest, the victim in hospital and buildings placed in "secure mode".
Teen boy in terror probe after university stabbing
An alleged stabbing at a uni is being treated as a terrorist act as police plead with parents to intervene if they see kids accessing radical online content.
Terror police probe motive in alleged teen uni stabbing
A 14-year-old boy accused of stabbing a Sydney University student is being treated as a terror suspect, but is yet to be formally charged.
Online radicalisation in focus after campus stabbing
A 14-year-old boy accused of stabbing a Sydney University student is yet to charged, as online radicalisation comes under scrutiny amid "concerning trends".
Online violence, ideology spurred alleged teen stabber
A 14-year-old boy accused of stabbing a Sydney University student is yet to be charged, as revelations emerge he faced court in 2023 over a separate incident.
Pharmacy lobby blasts plan for chemists to sell vapes
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia has slammed a new plan that would allow smokers to buy vapes at pharmacies without the need for a doctor's prescription.
Students fight cuts to last museum courses in state
Graduate courses in museum studies are in line to be cut at the University of Queensland, and students are worried they will have to move interstate.
University boss calls international student cap ‘chaos’
The head of Universities Australia has labelled the government's international student cap proposal "policy chaos" with significant ramifications.