'Tumultuous':The seismic change hidden in Tehan's plans for unis

'Tumultuous':The seismic change hidden in Tehan's plans for unis

If the government's changes pass,students will pay a greater proportion of the domestic teaching bill than the Commonwealth for the first time in decades.

  • byJordan Baker

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Lack of higher education vision will'kill'universities,says vice-chancellor

Lack of higher education vision will'kill'universities,says vice-chancellor

Universities say the federal government needs to act quickly on research,as important,long-term projects may be cut because they can no longer afford them.

  • byJordan Baker andFergus Hunter
ANU looks to cut staff as it tackles a $225 million budget hole

ANU looks to cut staff as it tackles a $225 million budget hole

Vice-chancellor Brian Schmidt said the university had deferred capital works and suspended recruitment but still needed to find $100m in savings.

  • byFergus Hunter
One shot to change the world

One shot to change the world

Why Australian scientists may have the solution to the coronavirus puzzle.

  • byAmanda Hooton
Fake vaccines,antivirals and purported cures for COVID-19 on dark web

Fake vaccines,antivirals and purported cures for COVID-19 on dark web

Criminals are cashing in on fear by selling potentially dangerous"vaccines"and repurposed antiviral medication.

  • byJulie Power
Risky business:Sharp debt increases can hit worker safety,study finds

Risky business:Sharp debt increases can hit worker safety,study finds

Companies that sharply increase debt levels are more likely to put their staff at risk by cutting corners,a study has found.

  • byShane Wright
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Top uni executives,minister potentially exposed to coronavirus

Top uni executives,minister potentially exposed to coronavirus

Authorities still don't know whether a delegate to a major university gathering already had COVID 19,or caught it at the conference

  • byJordan Baker andFergus Hunter
The pinch:why it's better to delay coronavirus spread than get it over

The pinch:why it's better to delay coronavirus spread than get it over

Health authorities would prefer a steady stream of patients than a tsunami as they prepare for a worst-case scenario.

  • byHarriet Alexander
ANU increases financial help for students hit by coronavirus ban

ANU increases financial help for students hit by coronavirus ban

Universities are confronting the severe educational and financial consequences of the ongoing coronavirus travel ban.

  • byFergus Hunter
Tax the resources sector to boost firefighting forces,expert says

Tax the resources sector to boost firefighting forces,expert says

A security and defence expert says Australia should hike taxes on the resources sector to pay for young volunteers to bolster firefighting forces.

  • byMike Foley
She hobnobs,jetsets,and won't stop till her 80s:Inside Julie Bishop's new life

She hobnobs,jetsets,and won't stop till her 80s:Inside Julie Bishop's new life

There was not a day ... well,a couple ... OK a few ... that Julie Bishop didn't love being in politics,but her new life is like a foreign ministry without the downsides.

  • byJordan Baker