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Government twists student visa policy to chase migration targets

The Government says it supports international education, but its shifting visa policies and ...  
The fair go has got up and gone

Australia can keep telling itself the fair go is alive, but fairness is not a slogan or kerosene ...  
Students and academics sold out for debt-trap degree factories

Australia created a skills shortage coexisting with graduate underemployment by quietly decoupling ...  
Electoral reform and education essential to eliminate populist politics

The working and administration of Australia's existing election system is competent and resp ...  
Why One Nation endangers Australia’s homeless — and everyone else

Does Australia have an illegal migrant problem, or do we have a compassion problem? Editor Mich ...  
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EDITORIAL: Why One Nation endangers Australia’s homeless — and everyone else

Does Australia have an illegal migrant problem, or do we have a compassion problem? Editor Mich ...  
BOOK REVIEW: 'Domination – The Fall of the Roman Empire and the Rise of Christianity'

'Domination' is a highly erudite history of the Rise of Christianity.  
Funding, advantage and Australian schools: Why inequality persists despite reform

Education funding is now more about sustaining advantage than addressing need.  
Prevention that pays: Stop ranking children and start understanding them

Australia’s schools are still too often measured by ATAR scores, NAPLAN results and exam rank ...  
Student visa approvals fall despite higher 2026 planning level

Having encouraged expansion, the Government is now curbing student visa grants to contain net ...  
Indigenous scholarships having positive impact on student success

According to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW), school completion rates for ...  
Consequences of not targeting student visa policy and a possible solution

Australia’s student visa surge hasn’t been fixed, it’s been deferred, and without tighter ...  
Why regulation alone won’t fix early childhood quality and safety

Tightening rules may reduce risk, but only a truly professionalised workforce can deliver the ...  
#8 TOP STORY 2025: Skilled visas expose cracks in Government immigration policy

Dr Abul Rizvi has yet another Top 10 Story of the Year. This former Immigration Department head ...  
The nuance of leadership: Essential management skills and how to attain them

Leadership is about how you show up every day, how you communicate, how you support others and how ...  
Australia’s education system is breaking our teachers

The public education system has been unravelling for more than a decade — a class action may be ...  
Education in crisis: A growing storm in NSW classrooms

Educators are walking away because Australia's corporate-style approach to public education just ...  
Student visa surge signals migration rebound despite policy tightening

A late policy crackdown hasn’t stopped public universities from fuelling a fresh wave of over ...  
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