Over the past month there have been several completely contradictory statements about the financial health of Australia’s universities, writes Paul Kniest, NTEU policy and research co-ordinator.
Australian universities
Foreign students: Cité Universitaire à coté de la Yarra?
The story about violence and racism against Indian students in Melbourne isn’t going anywhere, but the real issue is our reliance on international students to fund our universities, writes Michael R. James.
Unis use offshore agents to recruit students
Australian universities are more guilty than private training colleges when it comes to using offshore agents to attract international students, writes Erica Cervini.
Threat and secrecy: how not to run a University inquiry
Here I was thinking that one of the purposes of parliamentary inquiries is to get important matters of public interest into the public realm without having to fear litigation, writes Tim Battin.
Universities using legal sledges to crush dissent
Today, in Australia at least, those who run universities are behaving more like CEOs of big companies or government departments, writes Greg Barns.
Tips and rumours
Electoral office employees have had their pay cut. Electoral polling assistants at all the booths around the nation have been dudded by about $50 dollars. The rate in NSW for a full day’s work and more - sometimes from 7.30am till way after 10pm - was previously the princely sum of $350 for the entire […]
