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Obituary: Prolific sportscar and Indy 500-winning designer Bob Riley

Few racing car designers have enjoyed such long and distinguished careers as Bob Riley. The American, who has died 93, was both prolific and successful in multiple disciplines over the course of more than 60 years at the drawing board.

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Christmas decor trends 2024 – the 5 new styles set to define this year’s festivities

The hottest themes to deck your home with

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The Coalition’s attacks on university vice-chancellors are just beginning

Peter Dutton’s assault on the University of Sydney’s leadership shows that universities are a target in the next federal election.

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Peter Dutton says if Mark Scott had ‘any shred of integrity’ he would resign as University of Sydney vice-chancellor

Call comes after Scott apologises for university’s handling of antisemitism complaints

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Morning Mail: thousands flee airstrikes in Lebanon, NSW police data revealed, supermarket pricing tricks

Israel launches more bombing raids but says it does not plan a ground invasion; Redfern Legal Centre (RLC) releases ‘police accountability dashboard’

The Guardian - AU

Campaign demanding University of Sydney vice-chancellor resigns is ‘dangerous’, Jewish Council warns

JCA’s Sarah Schwartz says targeting Mark Scott’s handling of pro-Palestinian encampment risks conflating criticism of Israel with antisemitism

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How Australian scientists brought Norfolk Island’s thumbnail-sized snails back from the brink of extinction

After a slow start, the Campbell’s keeled glass-snails are now breeding like rabbits – or maybe like snails – with plans to reintroduce them to the island

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University of Sydney students and staff blast new ‘draconian’ protest crackdown

Policy demands three days’ notice for demonstrations and approval for use of megaphones or putting up posters

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Sydney uni policy 'strangles' protest rights: students

The University of Sydney has covertly introduced a policy that will make it hard for protests on campus after the recent removal of encampments on its grounds.

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Campus holdout: University of Sydney tells Gaza protesters to leave but small group vows ‘encampment has not ended’

Muslim students’ association remains steadfast as vice-chancellor urges them to make way for festival to ring in new semester

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Australian universities reject calls for police to break up Gaza protests

Group of Eight chief says campuses don’t want to see ‘escalation’ like what is occurring in the US

The Guardian - AU

‘A vital moment’: Australian pro-Palestine campus protesters vow to stay on as tensions brew

Opposition is growing as Australia’s universities encampment movement enters its second week

The Guardian - AU

Sixth Westfield Bondi Junction stabbing victim named as Chinese student Yixuan Cheng

Detectives pursuing ‘obvious’ line of inquiry – that attacker Joel Cauchi targeted women and avoided men, police commissioner says

The Guardian - AU

Jason Clare has a blueprint to radically change higher education in Australia. Can he fund it?

A year-long review of Australia’s tertiary sector aims to more than double enrolments. How to fund this expansion — as well as aid students’ cost of living expenses — remains unresolved.

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How to use pattern in interior design – expert advice for creating spaces that are full of character

From wallpaper to fabric, decorating experts share their pattern know-how

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University of Sydney one of 15 higher education institutions not to have a position on the voice

Indigenous faculty members say the leadership of Australia’s oldest university could have been ‘much braver’

The Guardian - AU

ABC exiting Twitter: Australia’s national broadcaster shuts down almost all accounts on Elon Musk’s X

The public broadcaster says interactions on the platform are ‘toxic’ as it closes almost all its Twitter accounts

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Robodebt royal commission report handed down – as it happened

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Teacher training overhaul as educators quit classroom

There are hopes improvements in training new teachers for the modern classroom will reverse a rise in the number of educators leaving the profession.

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ABC Ombudsman dismisses Nine newspaper complaint about Media Watch Red Alert segment

Host Paul Barry was deemed not to have breached editorial standards because the show was opinion, not news, after SMH and Age series on China

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A new review into how teachers are educated should acknowledge they learn throughout their careers (not just at the start)

Last August, the federal government set up an expert panel to look at the continuous improvement agenda in teacher education in Australia.

The Guardian - AU

Student teachers should spend more time on practical skills, less time on philosophy of education, panel recommends

An expert panel has outlined plans to radically reform degrees to improve teaching courses and address workforce shortages in Australia

The Guardian - AU

Child’s play: Alex Antic’s moral crusade against the ABC caught out by the clock

Liberal senator gets TV guide wrong and confuses program about sexuality as a children’s show. Plus: the Murdochs and Ita Buttrose unite for a cause

The Conversation

Mark Scott appointed Chair of The Conversation Media Group

Professor Mark Scott AO has been appointed chair of The Conversation Media Group board. Professor Scott is Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sydney and was previously Managing Director of the ABC and Secretary of the NSW Department of Education.

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Riders Onthe Storm lands 'home' win in the Old Roan Chase at Aintree Racecourse

Richard Hobson's eight-year-old provides memorable victory in the Grade Two feature for Merseyside owners Carl Hinchy and Mark Scott as racing returned to the home of the Randox Grand National while Peking Rose also landed victory on Merseyside

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