Concession card call for all Aussie uni students
Australia is being urged to help ease cost-of-living pressures on domestic university students by making a key change to the support it already offers.
Education
Independent ACT senator David Pocock is pushing for 27 changes to proposed university funding laws, including limits on ministerial powers and changes to equity funding that could benefit the University of Canberra.
The peak body for domestic universities will call for greater funding and autonomy and considered debated on any plans to reduce international student numbers.
More than 3000 children and families in Canberra are accessing free three-year-old preschool each year, according to the latest enrolment data released by Deputy Chief Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith.
Education
Senior public servant to succeed Julie Bishop at ANU
After the controversial tenure of ex-politician Julie Bishop, the Australian National University has hired public servant Gordon de Brouwer as chancellor.
Education
Top spies given power to secretly probe universities
ASIO will be handed new powers to investigate international connections at Australian universities under changes being debated in federal parliament.
Education
Greens back cap on UC vice-chancellor pay
The ACT Greens are backing a proposal to cap the University of Canberra vice-chancellor's salary at no more than the prime minister's pay as part of a broader push to overhaul the university's governance.
An Australian National University research team has been named a finalist in this year's Australian Museum Eureka Prizes for developing forensic techniques to rapidly detect dangerous new drugs.
A "very challenged" leading Australian university is bleeding money, losing key leaders and offering contentious bursaries to attract enrolments.
Jobs would be at risk under a coalition plan to dramatically reduce Australia's migrant intake, the higher education sector has warned.
A new chancellor will be appointed at one of Australia's top universities after the resignation of former Liberal minister Julie Bishop.
ANU Associate Professor Ana Sequeira has been named Australia’s National Champion in the Frontiers Planet Prize, placing her among 25 leading scientists worldwide addressing urgent environmental challenges.
AI could make soft skills like judgment more important for workers than traditional university degrees, says assistant minister Andrew Leigh.
Teachers are struggling to find minutes in the day to plan lessons and meet the well-being needs of students, surveying suggests.
The significant cost of educating children in Australia is forcing parents to work more hours and families to cut back on holidays.
A bitter pay dispute has led to exam week chaos as teachers walk off the job, with the Queensland government saying negotiations are over.
School principals across the nation are being asked to support Australia's world-first social media ban as the government defends making last-minute changes.
Cancer specialist ANTHONY LINTON explains why parents should not be too worried about coloured sand recalls.
Some schools will reopen and others close over the detection of trace amounts of asbestos in a play sand product, while experts say the risk remains very low.
