Education
School curriculum review leaves value of education in question

A review of the Australian testing curriculum could leave students without valuable skills to face ...  
Prospects for Australia's overseas student program

A government report on student visa numbers reveals how the COVID-19 pandemic affected our recent ...  
Overseas students — what is happening and why it matters to our economy

Governments need to plan for the long term economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the ...  
Job-ready Graduates Package inequitable and just poor economics

The Coalition's new university fees policy is increasingly onerous for students, inconsistent and ...  
The future role of TAFE in Australian tertiary education

Vocational education institutions aren't being considered as equals to universities, despite the ...  
Restructuring higher education funding in Australia during a pandemic

The higher education sector needs funding reform or government intervention to recover from severe ...  
Denying protest: The university sector and freedom of expression

There have been countless pieces written on the coronavirus' impact on the Australian higher ...  
Proposed university changes undercut value of education

Large-scale changes for Australian universities, ostensibly an emergency move for COVID-19, look ...  
The Morrison Government's assault on critical thinking — and dissent

The Morrison Government is penalising degrees that foster critical thinkers so it will have ...  
Drew Pavlou + Hong Kong International Alliance ~ more than solidarity

Due to Chinese Communist Party influences in our tertiary education system and the subsequent ...  
Morrison's JobMaker plan and the 'skill' shortage

The Morrison Government’s focus on "skills" deflects attention from the real job market pr ...  
The future of the education system post-COVID-19

There could be great benefits to a more interactive approach to education, particularly for ...  
CQ University staff denied vote on pay-cut option ahead of massive job losses

Central Queensland University (CQU) Vice-Chancellor Professor Nick Klomp is planning to sack ...  
'A cave in': NTEU hasn't done enough to protect members amid COVID-19

As university staff emerge from the COVID-19 lockdown, many are perplexed at the perverse beha ...  
A day in the life of a COVID-19 school teacher

Now that the schooling system has changed due to the pandemic, teachers are working even harder ...  
Refugees the world forgot: West Papuans overcoming disadvantage

Dedicated teachers are volunteering to educate and help West Papuan refugee children escaping ...  
University staff pressuring government in a fight for their jobs

As we recover from the coronavirus crisis, Australian university staff are being asked to take a ...  
Why does the Morrison Government loathe Daniel Andrews?

Why does Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews seem to hold pride of place as the Morrison Governmen ...  
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