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Funding
‘Gonski for uni’ bill passes House of Reps
The Universities Accord (Opening the Doors of Opportunity) Bill 2026 will establish both managed growth and needs-based funding and inject an extra $3.6 billion into the sector in the next 10 years.
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VET & TAFE
Op-ed: Beyond Free TAFE completion metrics
While critics focus on course completions, evidence indicates most TAFE learners achieve their employment goals, raising questions about whether current measures accurately reflect the success of Free TAFE.
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Podcasts
Podcast: Collaboration looks like this
In the previous episodes in our series, The AI Inflection Point, we covered the pros and cons of collaboration, whether partnerships can be transformational, and whether scale is the answer.
Workforce
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Pedagogy
Psychology ed must evolve with profession
The expansion of paid prac support for clinical psychology students has been welcomed, but experts warn Australia must also ensure placements are available, diverse and aligned with the skills future psychologists will need in practice.
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On Campus
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On Campus
How to make degrees AI‑proof
Artificial intelligence is challenging traditional assumptions about higher education, prompting calls for universities to rethink how degrees are structured and better prepare students to work across disciplines and evaluate information critically.
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Commentary
Intn’l students, language and belonging
International students say English proficiency is only part of the challenge when studying in Australia, with confidence, cultural understanding and a sense of belonging often proving just as important to success.
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Industry & Research
What is the future of scientific research?
The federal budget delivered targeted boosts for science agencies but stopped short of the sweeping reforms recommended in the Ambitious Australia report, leaving the nation’s research system in a familiar holding pattern.
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Technology
Phishing goes next level with AI
Artificial intelligence is enabling cybercriminals to produce increasingly convincing phishing attacks, prompting schools and universities to strengthen cyber defences as traditional methods of spotting scam emails become less reliable.
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Exclusive
UC centre to focus on public debate, not enrolments
Bill Shorten will leverage his political experience to open a centre that will foster healthy debate, exemplify public sector leadership…
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Rankings
Where are our unis in ARWU rankings?
Australian universities continue to excel globally, with five ranked in the ARWU top 100. The University of Melbourne leads Australia,…
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Podcasts
Podcast: Does scale compromise identity?
Professor Dan Greenstein draws on 35 years in US higher education, including controversial institutional mergers, to argue scale best protects against financial uncertainty. Joined by Duke’s Noah Pickus, he explores whether growth can coexist with…
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Podcasts
Podcast: Beyond the student panel
At this year’s HEDx Conference at UTS, students weren’t just attendees – they were embedded across the program, contributing to the hosting, and delivery of sessions. In this episode, Belinda Brear (Student Voice Australasia coordinator) and…
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Podcasts
HEDX: Are global partnerships effective?
The fourth episode in our series, The AI Inflection Point, this conversation looks at whether higher education’s actions around creating global partnerships has actually been effective for students, for institutions, or for the sector?
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Podcasts
HEDx: The culture problem around AI
Lucy Marshall from the University of Sydney names what most leaders know but rarely say out loud — universities don't have an innovation problem. They have a culture problem.
