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Our cities are losing the small, colourful songbirds that give us the most joy

The birds that fill our mornings with songs and our parks and gardens with colour are disappearing from our cities, our new study has found.

The Conversation

Australia caps international student numbers amid discontent over housing

Education minister says enrolments to be limited to 270,000 in 2025 in bid to create ‘a better and a fairer system’.

Al Jazeera

Universities brace for planned cap on overseas students

The government is set to reveal what cap on international students unis and education providers will face and the fate of a controversial visa direction.

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Australia could introduce a cap on international students and protect uni funding. Our formula shows how

There are more than 850,000 current and former international students living in Australia. This means there are more international students in Australia than people living in Canberra.

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eSafety commissioner accuses Elon Musk of ‘dog-whistle’ against her – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

University boss calls international student cap 'chaos'

The head of Universities Australia has labelled the government's international student cap proposal "policy chaos" with significant ramifications.

AAP

Why have we been excluded? The students left out of Labor’s promised placement payments

Universities Australia backs the proposed allowance but students not on the list are ‘devastated’ and argue $8 is a ‘slap in the face’

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Newcastle uni's needle-free diabetes test wins Shaping Australia Award

The biosensor is 100 times more sensitive than other blood sensors.

Newcastle Herald

PM says ‘protections’ needed before funding can resume – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Calls for fee-free uni for disadvantaged students

The university peak body is urging the government to make fee-free higher education places available to fill skills gaps in critical industries.

AAP

Australian universities urged to boost links with China

Universities Australia chief executive Catriona Jackson has praised co-operation between tertiary institutions in China and Australia.

AAP

Universities criticised for failed response after report details extent of sexual violence on campuses

Committee describes ‘shameful state of affairs’ at Australia’s tertiary institutions and says findings are ‘serious indictment’ on sector

The Guardian - AU

Yasmin already has $20,000 of student debt. Labor’s plans to scrap a Coalition reform may come too late

Students to wait until 2024 to see course fee changes as government begins exploring fairer alternatives to the jobs-ready graduates scheme

The Guardian - AU

Uncapping uni places for Indigenous students is a step in the right direction, but we must do much more

Australian universities are calling on the federal government to uncap university places for all Indigenous students.

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Push to remove caps on uni places for Indigenous people

Universities Australia has renewed its push to remove barriers to university places for Indigenous people living in urban areas.

ABC News

A 'carrot and stick' approach to university degrees isn't deterring students from studying humanities despite higher fees, academics say

Brought in to funnel students into degrees that would address Australia's skill shortages, the Job Ready Graduate package slashed the student contribution of some degrees while hiking others, but enrolments in the arts is still popular, universities claim.

AAP

Universities call for fairer, better-funded system

Peak bodies representing the Australian tertiary education sector are calling for a financial boost to make the nation's institutions more competitive.

AAP

Uni chief to lead AUKUS partnership talks in Washington

The head of Universities Australia will lead key talks in the US on future education partnerships to deliver the AUKUS submarine deal.

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International students resorting to pitching tents in living rooms as rental shortage bites

When Zoe Jiang was at home in China, packing her bags to stay in Sydney, she did not think to bring an item that would prove essential — a tent.

AAP

Ministers head to India for talks on trade, security

Ministers for foreign affairs and education will travel to India to improve trade and security ties, ahead of a large delegation led by the prime minister.

The Guardian - AU

Coalition likens support for voice to parliament in schools to ‘indoctrination’

Shadow education minister Sarah Henderson urges educational institutions against publicly supporting yes movement ahead of referendum

AAP

Disadvantaged students 'set up to fail' without support

Liberal senator Sarah Henderson warns university students from disadvantaged backgrounds will be doomed to fail without more targeted support.

The Guardian - AU

Australian universities could open campuses in India in ‘broad-ranging’ education deal

Minister Jason Clare will sign agreement on upcoming trip to India as experts point to ‘tremendous opportunities’ for Australia

The Canberra Times

'Silence is political': Universities urged to take stance on Voice referendum

Indigenous academics have urged universities to play an active role in the Voice debate.

AAP

International students almost back at pre-COVID levels

International students from China starting degrees are set to return to pre-pandemic numbers by the end of the year.

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