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New South Wales universities receive 40% of student fees from just three overseas countries

Warnings of ‘concentration risk’ for sector as cap on international students anticipated

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Australian universities rise in world rankings but experts warn international student cap could hurt ‘cutting-edge’ status

University of Melbourne reaches new high of 13th while University of Sydney and University of NSW also in top 20 globally

The Guardian - AU

Without measles immunisation ‘little spot fire’ outbreaks may become harder to control, experts warn

People urged to check they are fully immunised after NSW and Victorian health authorities alert to three separate cases of virus in May

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Labor’s international student cap an ‘unprecedented’ overreach and ‘recipe for chaos’, experts warn

Immigration and higher education experts say caps risk closure of universities if managed poorly and radically limit ‘student choice and university autonomy’

The Guardian - AU

ACT open to banning young people from using social media platforms

But the territory wants a nationally consistent approach.

The Canberra Times

Deakin University requests dismantling of pro-Palestine encampment as protesters pledge to stay

Deputy vice-chancellor says Victorian university wants to ensure ‘safety, security and amenity of all campus users’ but protesters say request is ‘Orwellian’

The Guardian - AU

Tensions simmer as pro-Palestine university camps grow

Almost a dozen protest camps have embedded themselves in universities across Australia to support the pro-Palestine movement amid unease over social cohesion.

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Amid reports Jewish students in Sydney ‘afraid to go to class’ minister urged to condemn university encampments

Jason Clare says the community, including politicians, must ‘lower the temperature’

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Anti-Israel Demonstrations Spread To Australian Universities

Anti-Israel demonstrations on college campuses in the US are now spreading globally, with Australian universities joining in calls for divestment from Isra...

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Australian university students are camping out in support of Gaza. Here’s what you need to know

Pro-Palestinian students at four Australian campuses say they will permanently occupy university land until their demands for divestment are met

The Guardian - AU

'Quite rattled': toll of Mardi Gras policing revealed

Heavy-handed drug policing operations at Sydney World Pride and Mardi Gras continue to impact police and LGBTQI community relations, experts say.

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Are US campus protests against Israel’s war on Gaza going global?

From France to Australia, students are part of pro-Palestine protests as Columbia students continue encampments.

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Professor fights sacking, claims bribery and corruption

A court has been asked to find if a University of Sydney professor was fired for exposing corruption or because of his own alleged serious misconduct.

AAP

Students choose arts degrees in droves despite huge rise in fees under Morrison government

The scheme to incentivise students into other disciplines has failed to stem the ‘massive swell’ of demand for humanities

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Space

Stars make a bigger mess in old galaxies, and scientists just figured out why

More evolved galaxies demonstrate a greater range of stellar motions compared to the orderly, circular orbits of stars like our sun in the Milky Way.

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For 30 years I saw my kidnapping as character-building – until I finally faced what happened to me

As a gen X feminist who survived and ignored a violent assault in the 80s, I didn’t identify as a victim – but #MeToo gave me a crucial new perspective

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Every 2.4 million years, Mars tugs on Earth so hard it changes the ocean floor

A new geological study suggests that Mars' gravitational field pulls the Earth closer to the sun over cycles lasting millions of years, warming our climate.

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Sydney Biennale 2024: Armageddon is met with joy and subversion in epic art feast

Spread out across six venues, including the anticipated White Bay Power Station, Ten Thousand Suns is an exhibition of global scope and resilience

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What’s paralysing thousands of rainbow lorikeets? Scientists search for the cause as volunteer carers are overwhelmed

A mystery paralysis syndrome is afflicting lorikeet populations in south-east Queensland and northern NSW at a rate scientists say they have never seen

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An ‘exciting advance’ or ‘poor public policy’? Australian universities divided over new $10bn fund

The Higher Education Future Fund aims to fund expanded study hubs in areas outside the major capital cities

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Legionnaires' disease warning for parts of Sydney uni

Legionella bacteria has been found in a cooling tower at the University of Sydney after three people were admitted to hospital with Legionnaires' disease.

The Guardian - AU

Hold the beer: how university O-Week swapped parties and pranks for picnics and friendship bracelets

Traditionally orientation week went hand in hand with boozing. These days the activities are more inclusive and welcoming

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Australian students handed ‘wellbeing shots’ made by subsidiary of British American Tobacco – as experts fear new front in health wars

Experts say tobacco companies are turning to the booming wellness industry as a way of normalising more harmful products, and that some brands obscure or hide their ownership

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January university offers are going out across Australia – here’s what you need to know

How are tertiary education offers staggered, what’s popular this year and what happens if you don’t get your first preference? Guardian Australia spells it out

Newcastle Herald

Early Christmas present for Hunter students as they unwrap uni offers

UAC released its first ATAR-based offers on Thursday morning.

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