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Minister backs ‘naming and shaming’ childcare providers who charge exorbitant fees

Education minister Jason Clare supports a recommendation by the ACCC in its latest report into childcare costs

The Guardian - AU

Price gouging child care could be named and shamed

Childcare centres charging parents exorbitant fees could be named and shamed under reforms proposed by the consumer watchdog.

AAP

Crackdown nearing on international student visas

The federal government is expected to unveil changes to international student visas following a widespread review of the system.

AAP

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Australian students shun education degrees as fears grow over ‘unprecedented’ teacher shortage

University application first preferences dropped almost 20% this year, compared with 2023

The Guardian - AU

Coalition frontbencher condemns anti-voice rallies as ‘shameless’ attempt to push ‘extreme causes’

James Paterson warns fellow no voters against attending events promoted by pro-Kremlin activist Simeon Boikov

The Guardian - AU

Universities ‘protecting their brand, not their students’: education minister needs to seize moment on sexual assault reforms

The Senate inquiry into sexual consent laws represents a watershed moment, but acknowledgement is not enough — now is the time for action.

Crikey

Anatomy of a media pile-on: the crucifixion of Marcia Langton

Over the past week, Professor Marcia Langton has been the subject of a protracted media storm. Crikey breaks down how such a campaign unfolded.

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Universities criticised for failed response after report details extent of sexual violence on campuses

Committee describes ‘shameful state of affairs’ at Australia’s tertiary institutions and says findings are ‘serious indictment’ on sector

The Guardian - AU

Labor accuses no campaign of a ‘flat out lie’ after volunteer phone scripts revealed

Guide suggests callers identify themselves as representing Fair Australia rather than the no campaign against the Indigenous voice to parliament

The Guardian - AU

Fraudulent course providers face closure in Labor’s international education crackdown

Under reforms to sector, foreign students will also need more savings to study in Australia to mitigate cost-of-living increase

The Guardian - AU

Sexual harassment impacts university staff – our research shows how

There is increasing attention on the lack of progress around sexual harassment and assault on Australian university campuses. On Wednesday, Education Minister Jason Clare acknowledged community concerns, saying “we’re just not doing enough”.

The Conversation

Labor’s university figures don’t add up

Education Minister Jason Clare has claimed only 13% of young adults in regional Australia have a university degree. That’s false.

Crikey

How Habiba got her degree: regional campuses are key to unlocking Australia’s education barriers

The government believes more opportunities for higher education outside the cities will have a radical effect on access for a wide range of groups

The Guardian - AU

Two charged over building fire – as it happened

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Crikey

More taxing times for PwC

The PwC board was warned that partner Tom Seymour was potentially compromised by a Tax Office investigation but appointed him CEO anyway, and sexual assault complainants often face outdated myths and stereotypes about how ‘real’ rape victims should act in court.

Crikey

Cracks in unis’ shiny chrome and steel need serious infill — and serious money

Will Education Minister Jason Clare be able to find the money to improve access and equity in Australian universities?

The Guardian - AU

Yasmin already has $20,000 of student debt. Labor’s plans to scrap a Coalition reform may come too late

Students to wait until 2024 to see course fee changes as government begins exploring fairer alternatives to the jobs-ready graduates scheme

The Conversation

The Universities Accord draft contains 'spiky' ideas, but puts a question mark over the spikiest one of all

When he released the Universities Accord interim report last week, Education Minister Jason Clare drew attention to the echidna on the front cover.

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Newcastle Herald

'Teachers love it': $5 million boost for school program

'It involves small groups of teachers working together.'

The Conversation

What are enabling programs? How do they help Australians get to uni?

One of Education Minister Jason Clare’s top priorities for the Universities Accord is encouraging more Australians to go to university. As he notes, “more jobs are going to require a university qualification in the years ahead”.

The Conversation

'More obviously needs to be done': how to make Australian universities safe from sexual violence

Last week, the federal government released an interim report for the Universities Accord.

Crikey

Battle of the sexes

A sex education book co-written by feminist Yumi Stynes has raised a conservative backlash which in turn has raised it to the top of Amazon’s bestseller list, and data used in the Measuring What Matters report which tracks the nation’s well-being is well out of date.

The Guardian - AU

The Gonski dream: how can governments restore funding – and trust – to public education?

Experts say Australia’s leaders need to change the narrative on public schools, and make a clear case for funding private ones

The Guardian - AU

Australian universities report ‘squibs a once-in-a-generation chance’ on research, science leader says

CEO of Science and Technology Australia says government report’s failure to address research funding as priority is an ‘epic fail’

The Conversation

The Job-ready Graduates scheme for uni fees is on the chopping block – but what will replace it?

On Wednesday, Education Minister Jason Clare released a much-anticipated report on universities. This is the interim report of the Universities Accord review.

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