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Universities are changing with a more pronounced emphasis on gender equality, say academic leaders. → Read More
A review of higher education will seek to address long-standing and systemic unfairness in access to university. → Read More
Demand for private schools keeps increasing as parents vote with their feet. → Read More
Nobel Laureate Brian Schmidt will step aside as head of Australian National University at the end of the year. → Read More
Michelle Ryan is helping to create a world in which being a woman is no barrier to becoming a leader in any field. → Read More
Parents be warned: school fees make up only half the annual cost of sending a child to a private school. → Read More
Working on a robot group project while still at university inspired Sophia Kurianski to create her own 3D file-sharing platform. → Read More
Eating at the world’s best restaurant was not to everyone’s taste, but it changed the way chefs think about food. → Read More
Former vice chancellor Peter Dawkins will lead Jobs and Skills Australia through its first six months. → Read More
A new program from Flinders University will have PhD graduates also walk out with an MBA in just four years. → Read More
A digital skills wallet for NSW school students will show employers what they can and can’t do. → Read More
Falling standards and inequality of access to good education testify to a system that is badly in need of reform. → Read More
Parenting is a hard job that few feel prepared for and even fewer feel they are good at. → Read More
Less than one in five reported not having experienced financial difficulties. It found a startling link between financial stress and poor mental health. Only 38 per cent of people who rated their mental health as very poor saved on a regular basis compared with 75 per cent who rated their mental health as excellent. “So, you’ve got poor mental health as a result of being broke. At the same time… → Read More
As families struggle to pay rising bills, their children’s education comes under pressure. → Read More
The gap between rich kids and poor ones in reading ability by the time they reach Year 9 is five years. → Read More
A review at the University of Melbourne has found another 15,000 staff were underpaid over an eight-year period. → Read More
Western Australia continues to defy expectations for its year 9 NAPLAN results. But the reasons are plain to see. → Read More
The buoyant jobs market could mean universities will struggle to fill 20,000 extra places. → Read More
A new budget statement will put in perspective Australia’s progress on a raft of economic and wellbeing indicators. → Read More