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1 in 3 uni students experience serious financial hardship. Could concession cards for all help?

Last week, the peak body for Australian universities called on the federal government to introduce concession cards and further discounts to all domestic uni students.

The Conversation · Sep 14

Concession card call for all Aussie uni students

Australia is being urged to help ease cost-of-living pressures on domestic university students by making a key change to the support it already offers.

AAP · Sep 7

Why is it so hard for unis to agree on a definition of ‘antisemitism’?

Australian universities will have to adopt their own definitions of racism as of next year. This includes antisemitism, Islamophobia and racism towards First Nations people.

The Conversation · Jul 15

Chalmers signals ‘belt tightening’ to come in May budget – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Feb 24

Students, staff live in fear as racism rampant at unis

Universities are being criticised for failing to tackle rampant racism, with a landmark report revealing how pervasive discrimination is on campus.

AAP · Feb 17

Labor accused of playing ‘catch up’ on Iran – as it happened

All the day’s news as it unfolded

The Guardian - AU · Aug 26, 2025

Uni boss welcomes new laws on gender-based violence

The head of one of Australia's largest university institutions has used a keynote speech to back gender-based violence reform and call for cheaper fees.

AAP · Aug 26, 2025

Bendigo Writers Festival has questions to answer over ‘untenable’ code of conduct for authors

Around 20 writers, including prominent Palestine advocate Randa Abdel-Fattah and Stella Prize winners Evelyn Araluen, Clare Wright and Jess Hill, have reportedly withdrawn from Bendigo Writers Festival, which opens today.

The Conversation · Aug 15, 2025

Before the Australian election, both parties wanted to cut international student numbers. So why are they going up?

Foreign student places are to increase by 25,000 next year. Is this the end of the contentious debate over higher education?

The Guardian - AU · Aug 10, 2025

In Australia, the rules around academics sleeping with their students can be complicated. But is it ethical?

In Sweet Nothings, author Madison Griffiths investigates the uncomfortable complexities of “problematic sex” between academics and students on Australian university campuses.

The Conversation · Jul 22, 2025