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'Garbage in and garbage out.' No surprises in the 4 Corners investigation into consulting companies used by #AustralianUniversities

Trying to moosh Art and Humanities into the same workload model as Science and Engineering is doomed to failure

www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...
As universities cut courses, spending on consultants and contractors nears $2b
Consultancies have been accused of infiltrating universities and wasting scarce public funds on questionable advice about cutting courses and jobs.
www.abc.net.au
March 29, 2026 at 9:47 PM
andytseng.bsky.social
Even knowing Australian universities receive funding from the US, $400 million in 2024 is still a huge surprise to me! #USPol #AusPol #AustralianUniversities
March 19, 2025 at 11:29 PM
coupdegraz7.bsky.social
‘The People’s Inquiry into Campus Free Speech on Palestine’… found substantial evidence that #Australianuniversities restricted #freespeech & #academicfreedom on issues related 2 Palestine.

Who are we supposed to believe?
Will the RC weigh the findings of the #People’sTribunal…?”
#auspol #zionism
johnmenadue.com Pearls and Irritations @johnmenadue.com · Jul 28
Australian universities should have defended free speech on Palestine. Instead, a people’s tribunal found students and staff were silenced while vice chancellors apologised for not doing more to police protest, Stuart Rees writes. #auspol #Gaza #FreeSpeech
Campus free speech on Palestine was the real casualty
A people’s tribunal has found that Australian universities restricted free speech and academic freedom on Palestine, even as vice chancellors apologised for not doing more to police protest.
pearlsandirritations.com
July 28, 2026 at 5:14 AM
kimbaublys.bsky.social
A sobering article by Damien Cave #AustralianUniversities are in trouble & the people at the top aren't going to fix the problem.

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www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...
The 'enshitification' of the system has left Australia's unis at a crossroad
A generation ago, studying in Australia opened doors. Today rising costs and falling satisfaction are making international students think twice, and locals feel sidelined.
www.abc.net.au
April 5, 2026 at 12:56 AM
coupdegraz7.bsky.social
#auspol #AntisemitismReportCard
#AustralianUniversities
#ManagerialBureaucrats
beneltham.bsky.social Ben Eltham @beneltham.bsky.social · Feb 8
Apart from anything else, Craven saying this stuff out loud is really handy for students who might decide to fight against dubious disciplinary proceedings in court
jommytee.bsky.social Jommy Tee @jommytee.bsky.social · Feb 8
Combatting Antisemitism Czar™️, Jillian Segal's, hand-picked University Report card independent assessor - Greg Craven - brings novel views and thoughts to the position.
February 8, 2026 at 8:41 AM
catanita.bsky.social
Expecting a HECS/HELP refund? Well the reform bill hasn't even passed the House of Representatives yet... #auspol #australianuniversities

www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentar...
Universities Accord (Student Support and Other Measures) Bill 2024
Universities Accord (Student Support and Other Measures) Bill 2024
www.aph.gov.au
September 23, 2024 at 3:45 AM
newtownbooks.bsky.social
"provides a clear and concise analysis of the problems that beset universities and a well thought-out program for reform."
Braham Dabscheck reviews Graeme Turner's Broken: Universities, politics and the public good:
newtownreviewofbooks.com.au/graeme-turne...
#AustralianUniversities
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Image of cover of book Broken: Universities, politics and the public good by Graeme Turner, reviewed by Braham Dabscheck in the Newtown Review of Books.
October 23, 2025 at 12:14 AM
enactivistagent.bsky.social
While universities have never been places of unregulated speech recent moves are truly oppressive…

#auspol
#australianuniversities
#protest
#dissent

informationrights.org/take-action/...
Defend the Campus | The Information Rights Project
The Information Rights Project protects freedom of communication and access to information.
informationrights.org
May 12, 2026 at 12:24 AM
sightmagazine.bsky.social
Report on curbing antisemitism in Australia recommends threatening university funding @sightmagazine.bsky.social #antisemitism #JillianSegal #AnthonyAlbanese #Australia #Australianuniversities #migrants

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Report on curbing antisemitism in Australia recommends threatening university funding - Sight Magazine
Australian universities would lose government funding unless they address attacks on Jewish students, under recommendations to the government
sightmagazine.com.au
July 11, 2025 at 4:48 AM
robertmuller.bsky.social
Let's also not forget that the National Tertiary Education Union has been involved in this as well: quillette.com/2025/08/26/n...

#highered #Australianuniversities
Naive Protest and Calculated Terror
The Australian security services have confirmed that Iran orchestrated antisemitic attacks in Sydney and Melbourne. This is not the first time leftist causes have been hijacked by Islamists. It is tim...
quillette.com
August 26, 2025 at 2:05 PM
thedailyperspective.org
Australia's quiet triumph in global engineering and AI education

#AustralianUniversities #Engineering #ArtificialIntelligence #HigherEd #AusEducation #AusNews

https://thedailyperspective.org/article/2026-03-25-australias-quiet-triumph-in-global-engineering-and-ai-education-bd8072bb
Australia's quiet triumph in global engineering and AI education
Four Australian engineering courses rank in the world's top 10, with 13 data science programmes in the global top 100, signalling Australia's competitive advantage.
thedailyperspective.org
March 25, 2026 at 10:32 AM
ploddinghistorian.bsky.social
“To #Menzies the primary purpose of an undergraduate education was to enlarge the mind and the spirit, and he would be angered and saddened by the hostility #Liberal politicians have shown towards the #humanities.”
#AusPol #LiberalParty #UniversitySystem #AustralianUniversities
The Liberal party is 80 years old. But what would Menzies think of Peter Dutton’s divisive negativity? | Judith Brett
The purpose of a political party, Menzies believed, was not just to occupy the government benches but to serve the national interest
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2024 at 3:10 AM
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August 27, 2026 at 7:39 AM
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August 13, 2026 at 7:50 AM
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July 31, 2026 at 9:25 AM
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#HigherEducation #Universities #AcademicWork #WorkplaceSafety #Research #AustralianUniversities #SaferUniversities
July 27, 2026 at 11:59 PM
acadsocsci.bsky.social
The new Social Sciences for Australia’s Future report reveals the scale and impact of social sciences across higher education and society.

Launching 11 August here: socialsciences.org.au/future/

#SocialSciences #HigherEducation #AustralianUniversities
July 28, 2026 at 1:51 AM
guyperring.bsky.social
Australia may have lost to Egypt on penalties......
But right now the Australian government seem to be scoring their own goals in the global competition for international students. Agree or Disagree? #Etio#AustralianUniversities#HigherEd
July 8, 2026 at 11:40 AM
globalvoters.bsky.social
Alarm bells over #Australianuniversities’ financial dependence on #internationalstudents: Critics across the sector say institutions have become trapped in an unstable business model as they try to make up for loss of government funding

* Mass cheating through AI puts credibility at risk,…
Alarm bells over #Australianuniversities’ financial dependence on #internationalstudents
Critics across the sector say institutions have become trapped in an unstable business model as they try to make up for loss of government funding * Mass cheating through AI puts credibility at risk, academics warn * Universities accused of awarding…
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August 1, 2024 at 3:04 PM
globalvoters.bsky.social
Lures and violent threats: old school cheating still rampant at #Australianuniversities, even as AI rises: Integrity experts say sites offering cheating services to students are hard to trace, and some are run by criminals willing to make threats of violence

* Mass cheating through AI puts…
Lures and violent threats: old school cheating still rampant at #Australianuniversities, even as AI rises
Integrity experts say sites offering cheating services to students are hard to trace, and some are run by criminals willing to make threats of violence * Mass cheating through AI puts credibility at risk, academics warn * Universities accused of…
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July 31, 2024 at 3:11 PM
globalvoters.bsky.social
‘Nobody is blind to it’: mass cheating through AI puts integrity of #Australianuniversities at risk, academics claim: Staff and students say failure to challenge wholesale use of genAI threatens to make degrees all but worthless

* Universities accused of awarding degrees to students with no grasp…
‘Nobody is blind to it’: mass cheating through AI puts integrity of #Australianuniversities at risk, academics claim
Staff and students say failure to challenge wholesale use of genAI threatens to make degrees all but worthless * Universities accused of awarding degrees to students with no grasp of ‘basic’ English * Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app…
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July 30, 2024 at 3:12 PM
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#Australianuniversities accused of awarding degrees to students with no grasp of ‘basic’ English: In the first part of a Guardian series, academics say universities have turned a blind eye to language shortcomings because of the revenue generated from international student fees

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#Australianuniversities accused of awarding degrees to students with no grasp of ‘basic’ English
In the first part of a Guardian series, academics say universities have turned a blind eye to language shortcomings because of the revenue generated from international student fees * Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news…
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July 29, 2024 at 3:21 PM
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#Australianuniversities clash over proposed international student cap: Regional and smaller universities say they should be exempt from limits on overseas enrolments and elite capital city institutions should be targeted

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#Australianuniversities clash over proposed international student cap
Regional and smaller universities say they should be exempt from limits on overseas enrolments and elite capital city institutions should be targeted * Follow our #Australianews live blog for latest updates * Get our morning and afternoon news emails,…
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July 3, 2024 at 8:13 AM
fossilfreeusa.bsky.social
#Biden/Trump weaponized antisemitism at the behest of AIPAC. Australianuniversities are considering a revised definition of Islamophobia, an idea rejected by Muslim/Palestinian groups as creating a #doublestandardforracism.
March 29, 2025 at 4:56 PM