UC finds $244,000 in staff underpayments
The University of Canberra has identified almost $244,000 in underpayments to 255 current and former casual academics following a review of six years of payroll records.
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Controversy-ridden Australian National University slipped to its lowest spot in the latest Times Higher Education rankings, even as four of the six Aussie institutions in top 100 improved on their previous year's scores.
Canberra families will be able to check the regulatory compliance records of early childhood education and care centres under a new public register being developed by the ACT government.
Poor results in global education testing have experts calling for stronger classroom discipline and a complete overhaul of the national curriculum.
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Concession card call for all Aussie uni students
Australia is being urged to help ease cost-of-living pressures on domestic university students by making a key change to the support it already offers.
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Pocock warns university bill gives too much power
Independent ACT senator David Pocock is pushing for 27 changes to proposed university funding laws, including limits on ministerial powers and changes to equity funding that could benefit the University of Canberra.
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Universities head warns of consequences to student cuts
The peak body for domestic universities will call for greater funding and autonomy and considered debated on any plans to reduce international student numbers.
More than 3000 children and families in Canberra are accessing free three-year-old preschool each year, according to the latest enrolment data released by Deputy Chief Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith.
After the controversial tenure of ex-politician Julie Bishop, the Australian National University has hired public servant Gordon de Brouwer as chancellor.
ASIO will be handed new powers to investigate international connections at Australian universities under changes being debated in federal parliament.
The ACT Greens are backing a proposal to cap the University of Canberra vice-chancellor's salary at no more than the prime minister's pay as part of a broader push to overhaul the university's governance.
An Australian National University research team has been named a finalist in this year's Australian Museum Eureka Prizes for developing forensic techniques to rapidly detect dangerous new drugs.
A "very challenged" leading Australian university is bleeding money, losing key leaders and offering contentious bursaries to attract enrolments.
Jobs would be at risk under a coalition plan to dramatically reduce Australia's migrant intake, the higher education sector has warned.
A new chancellor will be appointed at one of Australia's top universities after the resignation of former Liberal minister Julie Bishop.
ANU Associate Professor Ana Sequeira has been named Australia’s National Champion in the Frontiers Planet Prize, placing her among 25 leading scientists worldwide addressing urgent environmental challenges.
AI could make soft skills like judgment more important for workers than traditional university degrees, says assistant minister Andrew Leigh.
Teachers are struggling to find minutes in the day to plan lessons and meet the well-being needs of students, surveying suggests.
The significant cost of educating children in Australia is forcing parents to work more hours and families to cut back on holidays.
