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University of Melbourne vice-chancellor calls for free university education

Duncan Maskell says idea that education is only of private benefit to individuals, not public benefit to society must be reversed

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University staff strike over insecure work as 'anger and discontent' builds on campus

University tutors who say they cannot plan for their futures are among the thousands of university staff to walk off the job as part of a national week of action against insecure work and wage theft.

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Hot air: five climate myths pushed by the US beef industry

These are the arguments spun by big beef titans to persuade consumers that meat eating has negligible impact on the planet

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UN refugee chief condemns Australia’s offshore detention regime and slogans like ‘stop the boats’

Exclusive: Filippo Grandi praises Australia’s refugee reset but is ‘very upset’ by UK moves to mimic its offshore detention policy

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The late resignation? One third of Australian workers are considering quitting their jobs

Australians have been biding their time when it comes to big career moves, but with burnout rising and low unemployment, a change could be coming

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Deakin University to become first foreign tertiary institution with campus in India

Gift City site will deliver cybersecurity and business analytics courses to 100 students a year

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Australian university sector makes record $5.3bn surplus while cutting costs for Covid

Department of Education figures reveal all but three universities reported a surplus, including $1bn for the University of Sydney

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Cheaper gene screening makes for DNA data dilemma

Cheaper DNA sequencing promises a world of health benefits. But to realise these, careful and sensitive storage of DNA data is vital.

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Midlife crisis, malaise or thriving? Here's what experts say makes life more meaningful

"Happiness is when what you think, what you say and what you do are in harmony," said Mahatma Gandhi. So how are we all going with that?

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Creatives call on the University of Melbourne to streamline freelance payments

Freelance artists are calling on the University of Melbourne to streamline the payment system for independent contractors, saying the current process is a "distressing … administrative ordeal".

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Historic house shaped 'like a 50-cent piece' and designed by architect Edith Ingpen for sale

A timber cottage designed by the first woman to graduate with a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Melbourne is for sale in regional Victoria.

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More than $83 million owed to higher education workers

Wage theft is "baked into universities' business models" according to one union, with higher education workers owed more than $83 million over three years.

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International students are back, but they're struggling with Australia's rising cost of living

In 2020, Scott Morrison told international students to go home if they couldn't support themselves. Now, Australia wants them back, but will they be treated better as the cost of living rises?

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Fewer Australians are learning Indonesian, and Indonesia could do far more to fix that

For more than two decades, linguists and researchers have observed a decline in Australians’ interest in learning the Indonesian language (bahasa Indonesia).

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Casual pay lands University of Melbourne in court

The Fair Work Ombudsman is taking the University of Melbourne to court after it allegedly underpaid casual arts faculty staff for marking students' work.

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Australian universities split on decision to adopt controversial definition of antisemitism

Push by parliamentary MPs to take up IHRA interpretation has been criticised as an ‘outright attack on academic freedom’

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Back from extinction: Resurrecting the Tasmanian tiger

The last thylacine is thought to have died in the 1930s. Meet the scientists who want to bring it back.

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Melbourne university first in Australia to take up controversial definition of antisemitism

International code adopted as part of ‘anti-racism commitment’ could be used to shut down genuine criticism of the state of Israel, critics warn

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Cuts to subsidised psychology sessions causing clients to 'ration' care, health workers warn

Health professionals and emergency services groups warn patients skipping psychology sessions will end up in the emergency department, urging the health minister to restore funding.

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Melbourne University hands over operation of U-Vet Werribee Animal Hospital to a private provider

The University of Melbourne will hand over operation of the Werribee U-Vet Animal Hospital to a private provider in 2023, while dozens of staff members have been told they will need to reapply for their jobs.

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Pet-owner relief as new operator steps in

The University of Melbourne will close its U-Vet Animal Hospital, with new operators taking over in the new year.

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Government criticised for cutting cheaper mental health sessions despite review saying they should continue

The health minister points to an independent evaluation of COVID-era psychology sessions to justify cutting the program — but that report actually recommended keeping the sessions.

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Staff take Fair Work action in last-ditch bid to stop closure of Werribee Animal Hospital

Veterinary nurses whose jobs will be affected by the potential closure of Victoria's only dedicated teaching hospital are taking action through the Fair Work Commission.

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Last-ditch bid to save Vic animal hospital

Veterinary nurses are making a last-ditch bid to stop the closure of a Melbourne animal hospital, saying the decision has been "shamefully" fast-tracked.

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New study reveals gender bias in sport research. It's yet another hurdle to progress in women’s sport

Throughout history, sports have been guilty of prioritising certain groups at the exclusion of others. There has been a pervasive idea that being an athlete requires the demonstration of traditionally masculine traits. Any individual not doing so was, and often still is, susceptible to being harassed, sidelined, or ostracised.

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