Foreign student visa rejections to cost unis $310m this year

Foreign student visa rejections to cost unis $310m this year

The government has installed tougher visa rules for international students in order to cut migration,but a group of universities says the cost will be “akin to the impact of the pandemic”.

  • byDavid Crowe

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The private schools with the richest parents in Australia revealed
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The private schools with the richest parents in Australia revealed

About $1.3 billion,or a quarter of all overfunding for private schools,is flowing to those where family income exceeds $200,000 a year. See the schools here.

  • bySherryn Groch
‘We need a reading revolution’:Schools urged to chase more ambitious targets

‘We need a reading revolution’:Schools urged to chase more ambitious targets

At Marsden Road Public,its success in literacy begins with the first lesson of the day.

  • byLucy Carroll
Top unis have a lower entry standard for foreign students than locals. Does it matter?

Top unis have a lower entry standard for foreign students than locals. Does it matter?

An expert calls for more transparent admissions data as it’s revealed NSW universities with aggressive international recruitment strategies have a large performance gap between local and foreign students.

  • byDaniella White
The great childcare price gouge may not be all it seems

The great childcare price gouge may not be all it seems

Even though childcare fees have soared despite billions in governments subsidies,many operators in the sector are making poor returns.

  • byColin Kruger
One in 10 teaching students can’t pass this test. Now they’re getting unlimited attempts

One in 10 teaching students can’t pass this test. Now they’re getting unlimited attempts

A test designed to make sure teachers were among the top 30 per cent of the population is being overhauled to lift teacher supply.

  • byChristopher Harris
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‘Unis don’t pay rent’:Why HECS architect backs tax on foreign students

‘Unis don’t pay rent’:Why HECS architect backs tax on foreign students

Eminent economist Professor Bruce Chapman said a levy on foreign fees could compensate the whole system for decades of taxpayer subsidies.

  • byDaniella White
Unis warn against putting victims’ rights above alleged perpetrators in campus safety overhaul
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Unis warn against putting victims’ rights above alleged perpetrators in campus safety overhaul

Universities Australia says the government needs to clarify how an action plan to tackle campus sexual violence will interact with the criminal justice system.

  • byAngus Thompson
More funding,places in universities’ plan to restore sector to glory days

More funding,places in universities’ plan to restore sector to glory days

A request to match TAFE funding and a plan to create 20,000 more places in critical fields of study will be put to the federal government as research and development investment falls to record lows.

  • byAngus Thompson
School system needs to evolve to cater for changing society
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School system needs to evolve to cater for changing society

A major challenge for our education system is how to ensure schools can offer enough support to the growing number of students with a disability.

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World-leading autism expert joins effort to reshape Australia’s education system
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World-leading autism expert joins effort to reshape Australia’s education system

A leading autism researcher will join the national board that oversees school funding as the government takes steps to stop families flocking to the NDIS.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos