#australianuniversities — Public Fediverse posts

Prominent Australian academic denies links to powerful Iranian politician https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/15/melbourne-university-iranian-chief-negotiator-abbas-rajabifard-mohammad-bagher-ghalibaf #AustralianForeignPolicy #Iran #AustraliaNews #AustralianUniversities #UsisraelWarOnIran #AustralianEducation

Prominent Australian academic denies links to powerful Iranian politician https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/15/melbourne-university-iranian-chief-negotiator-abbas-rajabifard-mohammad-bagher-ghalibaf #AustralianForeignPolicy #Iran #AustraliaNews #AustralianUniversities #UsisraelWarOnIran #AustralianEducation

Prominent Australian academic denies links to powerful Iranian politician https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/15/melbourne-university-iranian-chief-negotiator-abbas-rajabifard-mohammad-bagher-ghalibaf #AustralianForeignPolicy #Iran #AustraliaNews #AustralianUniversities #UsisraelWarOnIran #AustralianEducation

Prominent Australian academic denies links to powerful Iranian politician https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/15/melbourne-university-iranian-chief-negotiator-abbas-rajabifard-mohammad-bagher-ghalibaf #AustralianForeignPolicy #Iran #AustraliaNews #AustralianUniversities #UsisraelWarOnIran #AustralianEducation

Labor accused of ‘robbing Peter to pay Paul’ for axing $760m research program to fund other science measures https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/14/labor-budget-2026-csiro-funding-science-research-program-axed #AustralianBudget2026 #Science #AustralianUniversities #Research #AustraliaNews #Csiro

Julie Bishop resigns as Australian National University chancellor https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/08/julie-bishop-resigns-anu-chancellor #AustraliaNews #AustralianEducation #AustralianUniversities #JulieBishop

Julie Bishop resigns as Australian National University chancellor https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/08/julie-bishop-resigns-anu-chancellor #AustraliaNews #AustralianEducation #AustralianUniversities #JulieBishop

Julie Bishop resigns as Australian National University chancellor https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/08/julie-bishop-resigns-anu-chancellor #AustraliaNews #AustralianEducation #AustralianUniversities #JulieBishop

Julie Bishop resigns as Australian National University chancellor https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/08/julie-bishop-resigns-anu-chancellor #AustraliaNews #AustralianEducation #AustralianUniversities #JulieBishop

One in four humanities students in Australia to take more than 25 years to pay off student loans, treasury finds https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/04/hecs-student-loan-humanities-students-australia-25-years #AustralianUniversities #AustraliaNews #ScottMorrison #Education #AustralianEducation #DavidPocock

Shaken staff and an author exodus: how a picture book plunged an acclaimed Australian publisher into a crisis over antisemitism

The cancellation of Jazz Money’s children’s book Bila, A River Cycle over comments by the book’s illustrator, Matt Chun, has led to the publisher’s potential collapse On 28 February, University of Queensland Press received an email from one of its authors warning of the publisher’s impending collapse. UQP is one of the most celebrated literary houses in the country – the Australian Book Industry Awards’ small publisher of the year for four of the past five years – and its enviable stable of authors continues to win major awards. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/may/03/shaken-staff-and-an-author-exodus-how-a-picture-book-plunged-an-acclaimed-australian-publisher-into-a-crisis-over-antisemitism

#Publishing #Australianbooks #Australianuniversities #IsraelGazawar #IndigenousAustralians

Adelaide University considers dropping Santos name from building https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/20/adelaide-university-considers-dropping-santos-name-from-building-ntwnfb #Santos #Adelaide #AustralianUniversities #AustraliaNews #AustralianEducation #SouthAustralia #CoryBernardi #OneNation

RMIT drops misconduct case against student who accused university of being ‘complicit in Gaza genocide’ https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/11/rmit-drops-misconduct-case-student-gaza-claims-ntwnfb #AustralianUniversities #Protest #IsraelgazaWar #AustraliaNews

Quick summary of that ABC piece on crashing Chinese student numbers: Australian universities are pulling the exact same move Australian manufacturing did years ago — they're offshoring.
For decades the unis built a fat revenue model shipping full-fee international students here at $50k–$60k a pop. Now that pipeline is drying up fast, they're rushing to set up joint programs, transnational degrees and offshore campuses across Asia. Same product, delivered cheaper and closer to the customer, with fewer costs onshore.
It's the classic neoliberal playbook: when the easy profits at home dry up, chase them wherever labour and overheads are lower. The cash cow that subsidised the whole sector is on life support, just like the factories before it. Local jobs, wages, and the character of our campuses pay the price.

#HigherEducation #AustralianUniversities #Offshoring #Neoliberalism #EducationForProfit

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-29/chinese-student-numbers-are-expected-to-take-turn-for-the-worse/106468846

Nearly 20% fewer lower socio-economic students studying law as Pocock calls to scrap Morrison-era job ready scheme https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/feb/19/pocock-scrap-jobs-ready-graduate-scheme #AustralianEducation #AustralianUniversities #AustraliaNews #DavidPocock #LaborParty

Australia news live: ‘I can’t promise cheaper energy,’ says Bowen; rescuers search bush for crashed plane pilot https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/sep/19/australia-news-live-cheaper-energy-chris-bowen-climate-bush-search-crashed-plane-pilot-julie-bishop-ntwnfb #Australianimmigrationandasylum #Australianforeignpolicy #Australianuniversities #Australianeducation #Australianpolitics #Australianeconomy #Renewableenergy #Australianews #Climatecrisis #JulieBishop #ChrisBowen #Health

Australia news live: ‘I can’t promise cheaper energy,’ says Bowen; rescuers search bush for crashed plane pilot https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/sep/19/australia-news-live-cheaper-energy-chris-bowen-climate-bush-search-crashed-plane-pilot-julie-bishop-ntwnfb #Australianimmigrationandasylum #Australianforeignpolicy #Australianuniversities #Australianeducation #Australianpolitics #Australianeconomy #Renewableenergy #Australianews #Climatecrisis #JulieBishop #ChrisBowen #Health

Australia news live: ‘I can’t promise cheaper energy,’ says Bowen; rescuers search bush for crashed plane pilot https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/sep/19/australia-news-live-cheaper-energy-chris-bowen-climate-bush-search-crashed-plane-pilot-julie-bishop-ntwnfb #Australianimmigrationandasylum #Australianforeignpolicy #Australianuniversities #Australianeducation #Australianpolitics #Australianeconomy #Renewableenergy #Australianews #Climatecrisis #JulieBishop #ChrisBowen #Health

Australia news live: ‘I can’t promise cheaper energy,’ says Bowen; rescuers search bush for crashed plane pilot https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/sep/19/australia-news-live-cheaper-energy-chris-bowen-climate-bush-search-crashed-plane-pilot-julie-bishop-ntwnfb #Australianimmigrationandasylum #Australianforeignpolicy #Australianuniversities #Australianeducation #Australianpolitics #Australianeconomy #Renewableenergy #Australianews #Climatecrisis #JulieBishop #ChrisBowen #Health

ANU investigates possible hack after vice-chancellor’s account liked ‘highly offensive’ LinkedIn posts – Source: www.theguardian.com https://ciso2ciso.com/anu-investigates-possible-hack-after-vice-chancellors-account-liked-highly-offensive-linkedin-posts-source-www-theguardian-com/ #rssfeedpostgeneratorecho #Dataandcomputersecurity #Australianuniversities #CyberSecurityNews #Australianews #TheGuardianUK #SocialMedia #Technology

Guardian Essential poll: almost half of Australian voters want Aukus reviewed after Donald Trump’s election win https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/19/guardian-essential-poll-australian-voters-donald-trump-impact-aukus-deal-changes #Australianforeignpolicy #Australianuniversities #Australianpolitics #Australianeconomy #AnthonyAlbanese #Essentialpoll #Australianews #Climatecrisis #DonaldTrump #PeterDutton #Laborparty #Coalition #Aukus