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Meena Jha, Researcher in Information Communications Technology, CQUniversity Australia

With record numbers of students cheating, unis should revert to old school in-person exams

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Contract cheating – where commercial cheating services provide assignments for university students – has become a global problem.

Australia is not immune. According to the latest data, record numbers of Australian students are paying someone else to do their assessments.

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