Five students were caught cheating. Now it’s gone to court in a landmark case
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Five students were caught cheating. Now it’s gone to court in a landmark case

The Federal Court will hear an Australian-first case after five students allegedly used a major company to cheat on their work.

  • byDaniella White

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He disarmed a gunman at Monash Uni after being shot twice. Now,he doesn’t worry about little things

He disarmed a gunman at Monash Uni after being shot twice. Now,he doesn’t worry about little things

After being shot in his arm and leg,former lecturer Lee Gordon-Brown sprang into action to save others. As The Age turns 170,we revisit people who captured the nation’s attention.

  • byCarolyn Webb
The ‘plant-like’ structure in humans that could block tumours
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The ‘plant-like’ structure in humans that could block tumours

Australian scientists have discovered a previously unknown link between plants and humans which could help in the treatment of cancer.

  • byAngus Dalton
Labor facing growing resistance to international student caps

Labor facing growing resistance to international student caps

The Albanese government is planning sweeping reforms to cap foreign enrolments for 2025 – but universities and students are rallying in opposition.

  • byNoel Towell
Universities under pressure from MPs to adopt antisemitism definition

Universities under pressure from MPs to adopt antisemitism definition

Jewish MPs want all Australian universities to adopt a politically contested definition of antisemitism.

  • byAngus Thompson
Australian universities are under siege from all sides. Are they powerless in the face of political attacks?

Australian universities are under siege from all sides. Are they powerless in the face of political attacks?

The federal government’s use of international student numbers to slash migration puts universities’ business models at risk. Here’s why.

  • byDaniella White
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Expulsion threats,defiant students and orders to leave as tensions rise on uni campuses

Expulsion threats,defiant students and orders to leave as tensions rise on uni campuses

Melbourne,Monash and Deakin universities continue to grapple with defiant students staging protests over the war in Gaza despite requests to leave and dismantle their camps.

  • byTom Cowie,Melissa Cunningham andAlex Crowe
Students have a right to protest. Peacefully. On campus. Universities must be defended

Students have a right to protest. Peacefully. On campus. Universities must be defended

Calls for “intifada” are antisemitic,but it is not clear that police should end an entire protest in response to isolated criminal offences.

  • byAlan Finkel
Uni protests are messy,but they prove that campuses have come back to life

Uni protests are messy,but they prove that campuses have come back to life

A sad legacy of lockdowns is that too many of us are unable to stop and listen to another side. But the noise of the encampments shows that campuses have come back to life.

  • byAlexandra Wake
Warning as universities refuse police help with pro-Palestine camps

Warning as universities refuse police help with pro-Palestine camps

Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Shane Patton said police were having daily meetings with security staff,worried by a growing risk of violence.

  • byRobyn Grace
University orders removal of ‘Zionist not welcome’ signs as protests escalate

University orders removal of ‘Zionist not welcome’ signs as protests escalate

As scuffles broke out at a pro-Palestine encampment at an Australian university,the institution confirmed it was acting after days of pressure on vice chancellors.

  • byPaul Sakkal andAlex Crowe