Vocational Training Rorts Show Education And The Free Market Make A Bad Mix
With every new scandal the argument for opening public funding to for-profit providers has another nail…More
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You Can’t Build A Nimble Economy By Gutting Higher Education: Kim Carr
Malcolm Turnbull’s cabinet, announced with such fanfare, includes a new Education Minister. But there is…More
Private Firm Running Nauru Detention Centre Accused Of 'Passing The Buck' On Abuse Allegations
The company handed a $1.2 billion contract to oversee the Australian-backed detention centre on Nauru…More
EXCLUSIVE: Whistleblowers Warn New Immigration Laws Will Boost Secrecy In Detention Centres
Doctors and contractors who formerly worked in Australia’s immigration detention network say new legislation criminalising…More
Transfield On Notice As Heat Turned Up Over Nauru Detention Centre
Representatives from a major service provider for the Australian-backed detention centre on Nauru have faced…More
Dumb And Dumber: Top Unis Dump Pyne, Back Big Business And Still Win No Friends
Opponents of Christopher Pyne’s higher education changes are claiming another small victory after the body…More
If Senate Defeat Is Christopher Pyne's Idea Of 'Fixing It', What Does Wrecking Higher Ed Look Like?
Where to next for universities in Australia? On Tuesday, the federal government’s higher education reforms…More
Greens Up The Higher Ed Ante Amid Fresh Scandal Surrounding Private College
The Greens have renewed their attacks on the government’s higher education agenda after another private…More
Senate Inquiry Into Vocational Education Could Shake Up Coalition's Deregulation Push
Concerns about the rorting of Commonwealth and state funding and the supply of poor quality…More
Pyne Loophole Means Whitehouse May Escape Federal Scholarship Scheme
The private college that granted Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s daughter a secret $60,000 scholarship is…More