Politics & Economics

Rising Uni Fees Target Humanities

Matthew J. HealyAugust 6, 2020

In June, the Federal Government announced a major shakeup in the structure of university fees. The proposal sees a decrease in the cost to study disciplines suc...

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Australia’s Art Sector is in Grave Danger

Caitlin GavaJuly 1, 2020

If you're studying a course in the arts, you'll be all too familiar with the criticism of the very thing you're passionate about. You'll have been ridiculed for...

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Disturbance in the International Sector

Zahra BihiJuly 1, 2020

Australian universities have increasingly become a popular destination for international students. There are many factors which have influenced this, such as...

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Cyberattack and Uni Fees is Government Trash Talk

Tom RobinsonJune 27, 2020

It’s been an eventful week for uni students and young people planning their degree. Changes to the way the Federal Government funds universities are set to doub...

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Australia Alone: We can no longer take our allies for granted

Isabelle LewisJune 14, 2020

China’s imposition of a tariff on Australian barley exports rocked the agricultural industry, and fuelled conspiracy that the economic tariff was imposed as ret...

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Staff cuts and quality losses: The future of higher education

Robert VusakJune 12, 2020

For the last 30 years, the Australian university sector has sat on a delicate financial balance. With international students being relied upon to support profit...

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Black Lives Matter: The Fight Against Indigenous Deaths

Eliza McPhailJune 10, 2020

Last Monday, about 2,000 Perth-goers participated in the first of several Black Lives Matter protests that took place in Australia over the week. The demonstrat...

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COVID-19: What happened to the climate crisis?

Tom RobinsonMay 27, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused animals to return to human dominated habitats and pollution around the world has reduced. This won’t last, as industries re-ope...

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COVID-19: A Newstart for Young Australians?

Tom RobinsonMay 25, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has stopped the Australian dream in its tracks. The economy has only recently started to come out of hibernation, and the freedoms we take...

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International Students hit the worst during the COVID-19 crisis

Maggie LeungMay 12, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has been an uneasy time for all of us. But the situation has been particularly difficult for international students, many who have just ar...

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