What do famous leaks and the demand-driven education system have in common? By Greg Craven A range of leaks have changed the course of history. In the United States, the Pentagon Papers brought about the beginning of the end ...

  An overwhelming number of tertiary students living independently in Canberra are experiencing the kind of housing stress that leads to serious poverty outcomes, says a charity report. By Aileen Macalintal Anglicare surveyed over 200 students from Australian National University, University ...

  National Tertiary Education Union members at the University of Tasmania have gone on strike to protest the extended negotiations for a new collective agreement. An NTEU spokesperson said the 30-minute strike went well at the Sandy Bay Campus. “After ...

  The National Tertiary Education Union will stump up $1 million to back the Greens in the next election. By Antonia Maiolo The union supporting university staff and academics will put up $1 million of its members’ money to back ...

The lack of tertiary education policy announcements from the major parties as campaigning gathers pace is hardly new. But the Opposition’s support of what Labor has already done is unusual. By Fran Molloy As September’s federal election draws near, it’s ...

Questions asked during a senate estimates committee have revealed that the announced education cuts were not properly analysed. The Labor government announced that the $2.3 billion cut from the university sector will pay for its share of the Gonski reforms. This ...

  Labor’s independent review of university red tape will streamline regulatory requirements. By Antonia Maiolo Tertiary education minister Craig Emerson and minister for higher education Sharon Bird have announced a planned review that will potentially ease the burden of increased reporting ...

  The scrapping of Student Start-up Scholarships for new students from 2014 will inevitably see university students sacrificing study time for more paid work. According to Roger Deutscher, manager of student housing and financial aid at the University of Melbourne, ...

  There is a serious policy vacuum on skills funding. By Martin Riordan The rush by Canberra to raid previously sacrosanct university funding, and states leaping to raise TAFE and vocational education fees or withdraw group training funds amid the ...

Despite the uncertainty of the times and changes to government funding, the planned joint venture of Monash University and the University of Ballarat will go ahead. Monash vice-chancellor Ed Byrne said, “The impact of the government's announcement is not yet ...