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Education

20,000 new uni places for underrepresented

Australian universities will bid for the allocation of 20,000 new government funded places set aside for areas of need and students from underrepresented backgrounds, the federal government announced Wednesday....

Jason Clare’s long road to the Education portfolio

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Higher education and research stakeholders have issued a warm welcome to Australia’s newest Education minister Jason Clare, despite his arrival coming as a surprise to many. Groups say they...

Unis and union unimpressed with election campaign

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
University groups have mixed reviews of the 2022 election campaign, with some seeing promise in commercialisation and tech policies from major parties, and others lamenting the lack of focus...

Govt pledges $5m for digital skills passport

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
A $5 million trial of a digital skills passport will be launched to help match workers with tech jobs as part of a Coalition election pitch. Employment Minister Stuart...

Labor startup plan gets big tick from industry

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Labor’s proposal to spur innovation through loans to young entrepreneurs has received strong backing from the Australian startup community and technology universities, who expect the program would be oversubscribed...

Uni research gets $1b pandemic survival injection

Posted on   |  by Stuart Kennedy
Australia’s university research sector has been given a $1 billion pandemic survival injection in the budget while a new government study will scope out the potential of a translational...