February
‘Major shift’: Young women taking more drugs and drinking heavily
A snapshot of the Australia’s habits after the pandemic shows vaping has tripled, and more women and fewer men are experiencing harm from others’ drinking.
- Jill Margo
Unis cancelling full-fee international students
The Albanese government’s crackdown on visas has prompted some universities to cancel enrolment offers, particularly for students from India and Nepal.
- Julie Hare
November 2023
Smaller classes make the difference to student satisfaction
Small and mid-sized universities rank highest for student satisfaction, with ivy-clad schools near the bottom of the list.
- Tess Bennett
September 2023
UNSW leaps to top in rank for excellence
A mix of sandstone and non-sandstone universities make up this year’s finalists in the quality category.
- Alexandra Cain
This uni tops ladder for career outcomes
Canberra University business school ranks highest in the career category by staying abreast of changing needs.
- Sian Powell
Small schools hold their own in rankings
Edith Cowan and Bond universities match it with the big business schools for excellence.
- Sian Powell
Uni scraps PwC contract over Scyne concerns
Edith Cowan University in WA has terminated a major contract with PwC amid concern it could be switched to the big four’s spin-off, Scyne.
- Edmund Tadros and Tom Rabe
October 2022
Teaching, early childhood get lion’s share of new uni places
Skill shortage areas, including teaching, IT, engineering and nursing, will receive additional places in Tuesday’s budget.
- Julie Hare
September 2022
- Exclusive
- Education
How schools can solve the teacher shortage
Teacher shortages are revealing the weaknesses in the traditional school model. It’s time for fundamental changes in how education is delivered.
- Julie Hare
July 2022
‘Berserk’ power prices to make solar battery bundles the next big thing
Less than 5 per cent of households with solar panels also have battery storage and are therefore missing out on up to $800 worth of annual savings.
- Gus McCubbing
November 2021
WA chief scientist pushes plan for ‘super’ university
A proposal to merge WA’s four public universities into one to create a super university has gone down like a lead balloon among vice-chancellors.
- Julie Hare
July 2021
City highs as unis move out of the ’burbs
Universities are increasingly seen as vital assets to the regeneration of down-at-heel inner cities. Edith Cowan University is a case in point.
- Julie Hare
May 2021
Why was Edith Cowan University pushing its brand at the FA Cup?
Small Perth-based Edith Cowan University’s brand was eyeballed by a global audience of millions during the FA Cup final. The question is why.
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- Julie Hare
September 2020
WA, federal government back $695m Perth city uni campus
WA's Edith Cowan University and the federal government will put money into a campus intended to boost activity in the Perth central business district.
- Robert Bolton
August 2020
- Opinion
- Trade wars
Internet's geopolitical firewalls are a backward step
Fragmentation of the internet is a reversal of globalisation and the principles of free and open trade, the features of which allowed the US, China and other market economies around the Asia-Pacific to grow into economic powerhouses.
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- Paul Haskell-Dowland
June 2020
The cyber honey trap that caught out Beijing
The inside story of the new front line in China's escalating cyber offensive and its most notorious hacking group, Stone Panda.
- Angus Grigg
‘Chest-beating’: cyber-attack clues may be intentional, expert says
China may have deliberately left enough fingerprints to let Australia know it was behind a mass cyber attack, says Craig Valli, an authority on security.
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- Brad Thompson
February 2020
Edith Cowan spends $50m on science, cyber push
Edith Cowan University in Perth is making an aggressive push into science research and cyber security, spending over $50 million on research facilities and chasing the government's objective of linking higher education to business and the community.
- Robert Bolton
