My exchange in Paris was hardly a fairytale. I’d do it all again in a heartbeat

My exchange in Paris was hardly a fairytale. I’d do it all again in a heartbeat

Here are five things I learnt from the six months I spent studying abroad.

  • byLauren Ironmonger

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Where to start when you don’t know what career you want
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Careers

Where to start when you don’t know what career you want

Feeling stuck about what occupation to pursue is not reserved to one part of life,but knowing what to do next can be difficult.

  • byCaterina Hrysomallis
Where Australian universities rank among world’s best,and why it’s under threat

Where Australian universities rank among world’s best,and why it’s under threat

One Victorian university has been named among the world’s top 20,but experts warn a limit on international students could hinder our progress.

  • byRobyn Grace
What’s the point of going to uni? It’s a question I’m still asking
Opinion
University

What’s the point of going to uni? It’s a question I’m still asking

I had gone to school with people who thought tertiary education was something to be admired. What surprised me,when I actually arrived,was how pointless the whole thing seemed.

  • byFlynn Shan Benson
How the changes to higher education debts will affect you

How the changes to higher education debts will affect you

How will the changes to HECS indexation actually work? And how much do you stand to benefit? Here’s a quick guide.

  • byRachel Clun
The government’s HECS change is good,but another tweak is still needed
Opinion
HECS

The government’s HECS change is good,but another tweak is still needed

Timing is important – and that’s one of the clear shortfalls in the federal government’s surprise for young people with student loans.

  • byMillie Muroi
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Student incomes to receive further government boost as Labor goes after youth vote

Student incomes to receive further government boost as Labor goes after youth vote

Education Minister Jason Clare also warned any intimidation on university campuses was “intolerable”.

  • byAngus Thompson andMatthew Knott
Labor wipes $3b off student loans as cost-of-living relief measure

Labor wipes $3b off student loans as cost-of-living relief measure

Facing blowback over its agenda to help financially insecure Millennials,Labor has revealed a major change to the calculation of student loan indexation.

  • byPaul Sakkal
Returning to uni at 36 has convinced me:This is no place for teenagers
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University

Returning to uni at 36 has convinced me:This is no place for teenagers

Whether they’re getting high distinctions or failing it doesn’t make a difference. They’re all wasting their time,money,arrogance,self-belief and unlined skin.

  • byWendy Syfret
I made mistakes at university,just not enough of them
Opinion
University

I made mistakes at university,just not enough of them

The mistakes you make during uni will shape your life,in big and small ways. So don’t overthink it – just enjoy the ride.

  • byBella Westaway
Unpaid internships are one thing,but paying to work? That’s absurd
Opinion
University

Unpaid internships are one thing,but paying to work? That’s absurd

The most recent school term has been educational for me and exhausting for my flatmate … and not because we have kids.

  • byMillie Muroi