This Month
Former Plibersek adviser appointed to top universities job
Luke Sheehy will head Universities Australia just as the first major review of the sector is due to be made public.
- Julie Hare
- Opinion
- Australian economy
Tip private schools out of boardrooms for a more productive Australia
Favouring the wealthy over innate talent in the education system is no way to filter what a country’s human capital might have to offer.
- Adrian Blundell-Wignall
- Exclusive
- International students
Indian students given exemption to work in Australia
A free trade agreement has been given precedence over Clare O’Neil’s migration review, exacerbating a problem she was hoping to fix.
- Julie Hare
Quadrant locks in refi for Junior Adventure Group
Street Talk understands existing lender Barings came in for a larger slice of the debt, which was due to expire in June 2024.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
‘Non-genuine’ foreign students to be weeded out
The student visa system will be overhauled with the focus on quality students and providers, but numbers won’t be capped.
- Julie Hare
- Opinion
- Vocational training
Three strong reasons why university is not the only option
It’s time to embrace a broader view of post-school choices and recognise apprenticeships as a savvy choice for Australia’s brightest minds.
- Gary Workman
- Exclusive
- Private schools
‘Unimaginable’: Newington mum speaks out against co-ed plan
A decision to admit girls to 160-year-old private boys’ school Newington College in Sydney has been a lightning rod for the broader community.
- Samantha Hutchinson
- Opinion
- PISA
What Australia must do to lift flatlining student scores
This country may have averted the worst of the COVID-era education destruction, but that doesn’t mitigate the many flaws in our school system.
- Glenn Fahey
- Opinion
- PISA
Only rich kids prosper from their education. That has to change
Australia’s 2022 PISA results look good, but in reality they raise more questions than answers.
- Julie Hare
- Opinion
- Opinion
Too many Australian students still failing
Only just over half of the country’s 15-year-olds can demonstrate more than elementary skills expected at their year level.
- Jennifer Hewett
- Analysis
- Jason Clare
Australian students’ PISA scores expected to ring alarm bells
A lot is riding on the results of the academic performance of Australia’s 15-year-olds when they are released on Tuesday. Here’s why.
- Julie Hare
November
Is a university degree really worth it?
This week on The Fin podcast, education editor Julie Hare on why young Australians are losing faith in the value of uni and whether the government can turn it around.
- Exclusive
- Start-ups
‘Large swaths’ of staff cut at heavily backed start-up
Education tech start-up Edrolo is in an industry threatened by disruption from the rise of generative artificial intelligence, big money backers have cause for concern.
- Nick Bonyhady
- Opinion
- Opinion
Australia’s curriculum gap is failing science teachers and students
Compared with the best systems, our national science curriculum is far from being world-class, as its creators claim.
- Mailie Ross
- Exclusive
- International students
Foreign student crackdown could force hundreds of colleges to close
A proposal to suspend colleges if 50 per cent or more of students have their visas refused would see a glut of colleges going bankrupt.
- Julie Hare
Anne Aly reinvented herself many times. And then came politics
If there is such a thing as a traditional path into parliament, Australia’s first Muslim federal female politician did not take it.
- Julie Hare
Labor told to fund three days childcare for all families
The Productivity Commission has recommended a $2.5 billion increase in spending on care for children under five, as part of the promised universal system.
- Tom McIlroy
The winner of the Financial Review’s Best Universities Ranking
The Australian Financial Review’s Best Universities Ranking is the first time the full diversity of Australian institutions has been recognised, producing a very different league table.
- Updated
- Julie Hare
The courses that create job-ready graduates
Internships and industry placements are embedded into degrees to give students a head start on their career.
- Christopher Niesche
Grads should look to these sectors for top starting salaries
Want to graduate into a highly paid job? These degrees and industries consistently outperform.
- Agnes King
