Uni boss’ bold plan to slash university fees and end $50,000 arts degrees
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Uni boss’ bold plan to slash university fees and end $50,000 arts degrees

The plan would cost the government $1.7 billion a year and result in the cost of an arts degree falling from $50,000 to $28,000.

  • byDaniella White

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‘One of the best investments’:why going to uni is still worth it

For students looking to future-proof their career,university qualifications still stack up financially and professionally.

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Leif was homesick and crying until her new classmate stepped in

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‘Passion and positivity’:how to navigate the journey of learning

‘Passion and positivity’:how to navigate the journey of learning

What and where to study seems like huge decisions but there are simple ways for students to steer in the right direction.

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Studying in the locker room:How Henry balanced his HSC with professional sport

Studying in the locker room:How Henry balanced his HSC with professional sport

Among the 20,000 students cramming for the HSC Business Studies exam,17-year-old Henry Lau had his notes out in the Sydney Kings locker room.

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‘Just relieved it’s all over’:Summer starts for final HSC students

‘Just relieved it’s all over’:Summer starts for final HSC students

The biggest cohort of students in the state’s history,71,619 pupils,can now say goodbye to school textbooks,teachers and HSC exam stress.

  • byChristopher Harris
‘Profoundly unfair’:Coalition attacks Labor’s HECS debt cut plan

‘Profoundly unfair’:Coalition attacks Labor’s HECS debt cut plan

Australia will go to the polls with Labor proposing to slash student debts by 20 per cent and the Coalition lashing it as a burden on the rest of the country.

  • byOlivia Ireland
The way some Melbourne University students are taught has changed. Here’s why

The way some Melbourne University students are taught has changed. Here’s why

Neurodivergent students and staff at the University of Melbourne previously “struggled in silence”. That’s changing,thanks to these three researchers.

  • byBridie Smith
University of Sydney attacks ‘misleading’ figures as hundreds of sector jobs go

University of Sydney attacks ‘misleading’ figures as hundreds of sector jobs go

The university has accused the government of providing misleading figures about its foreign student cohort.

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Albanese’s HECS relief won’t fix the core problem – the fees system is broken
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Albanese’s HECS relief won’t fix the core problem – the fees system is broken

Student debt has reached about $81 billion. The government receives far more in student repayments than it does from the gas industry through the petroleum resource rent tax.

  • byGeorge Williams