‘Universally hated’: academics speak out on outsourced university courses Australian academic staff say online courses run by for-profit providers lead to distressing workloads and poor standards The Guardian - AU · Mar 13, 2023
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 The Guardian - AU · Mar 3, 2023
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. AAP · Feb 19, 2023
Business cuts to on-the-job training have made Australia increasingly reliant on migrants, experts say Academic says companies ‘squealing’ to government about worker skill shortage are contributing to it The Guardian - AU · Aug 29, 2022
Questions over University of Newcastle's performance in QS World University Rankings "UON is a fantastic comprehensive university with outstanding staff and students - it just doesn't have a particularly low student to staff ratio." Newcastle Herald · Apr 22, 2022