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ABC Learning employee reveals disputes with Eddy Groves

ABC Learning's legal counsel and company secretary, Matthew Horton, has told a hearing into the company's collapse how he had to impress upon the board the importance of disclosing information to the...

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Overseas student numbers dwindle

The shrinking amount of international students in Australia has resulted in job losses and college closures. Factors such as the government visa crackdown and safety concerns have contributed to the...

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Piccoli defends $1.7 billion in education cuts

1800 jobs are expected to go from education

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Gillard to reveal Australia's Asian Century goals

Julia Gillard will outline a blueprint for Australia's future in Asia, which casts the nation as a high-skill economy deeply integrated with the region on cultural, economic, and political levels.

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Protests against cutbacks to arts education

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Where are the cheese makers?

A NSW cheese maker says he can't expand his booming business because he can't find staff.

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Woolies backflips on rewards after school goes public

Woolworths reverses a decision to dishonour a small primary school's almost $500,000 worth of Earn & Learn points.

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Chris Bowen wrong on Government's decision to scrap self-education expenses cap

In the first weeks of the Abbott Government, Treasurer Joe Hockey was criticised for talking about a budget blowout while announcing the Government will not proceed with at least seven revenue-raising...

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Australian universities lose ground in latest Times Higher Education world...

The global standing of Australian universities is falling, according to the Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings which lists what it calls the most powerful global university brands.

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Higher education changes create 'huge amount of uncertainty' for students,...

University leaders say there is a huge amount of uncertainty around what to tell prospective students who face potential changes to course fees part way through their degrees.

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Sydney TAFE celebrates 50 years of creating great photographers

It reads like a who's who of the best of the Australian photography industry, but it is the alumni list of Sydney TAFE's photography course which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year.

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Australian universities improve slightly in world rankings

Most of Australia's top universities have improved slightly in world rankings, according to the latest global figures.

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Unregistered colleges luring unwitting Sydney students into debt

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University fees: doubling fees could benefit poorer students claims vice...

Vice-chancellor of Sydney University, Dr Michael Spence supports the proposed deregulation of higher education which is one federal budget measure currently stuck in the Senate.

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Chinese students favouring Australian high schools as enrolments climb 20 per...

New enrolment figures show China's rising middle class is increasingly looking to Australian high schools to educate its next generation.

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Sydney Technical College celebrates unique and lasting contribution to World...

More than 300 students and teachers left Sydney Technical College to join the war effort in the early years of World War I, changing the face of the college forever.

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Unpaid internships offered by companies could be 'exploitation' under Fair...

Some Australian companies are flirting with the law in offering lengthy unpaid internships to students and job seekers.

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Sydney training college to be deregistered following investigation into sales...

The Australian Skills Quality Authority announces the Australian Institute of Professional Education will have its registration cancelled from February 2016, following an investigation.

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Robot battle sparks female students' interest in STEM subjects

As Australia struggles to keep high school students interested in STEM subjects, a robot battle competition is catching their attention and showing them future career possibilities in engineering.

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Islamic council federation drops legal case against former president

The Australian Federation of Islamic Councils (AFIC) drops legal proceedings against one of its former presidents, involving the use of the organisation's funds.

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Sydney University reduce number of degrees from 122 to 20

Sydney University announces a "streamlining" of its current 122 degrees, cutting the number of those on offer down to about 20 across a number of faculties.

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Careers Australia sacks 150 staff in Western Sydney, closes Queensland call...

One of the country's largest training providers Careers Australia has axed about 150 staff as it closes a call centre in Western Sydney and one on Queensland's Gold Coast.

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HSC top performers share their tips for success

Thousands of school leavers hoping to study further will today find out whether they achieved the ATAR scores they needed to enter their courses of choice.

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HSC English: Australian Playwright Michael Gow questions changes to 2018...

An Australian playwright, whose work has been a standard study text, raises concerns about proposed changes to the HSC English curriculum, which favour bringing in more Shakespeare.

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Australasian College Broadway shut doors before education regulators could...

Federal education regulators were still deciding whether to take action against a problem-plagued Sydney hairdressing college when it closed down leaving 800 students stranded, a Senate estimates...

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Auslan national curriculum for Australian schools hailed as 'huge step' for...

The first ever national curriculum for Auslan, the language of the deaf community in Australia, will soon be rolled out in schools across Australia.

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Defunct education company and owner fined $8.5m for consumer law breaches

Defunct company Get Qualified Australia and its owner is ordered to pay one of the highest ever consumer law penalties for "deliberate and systemic" misconduct.

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Principal threatens to run alternative schools illegally despite...

The principal of three alternative schools in New South Wales says she will run them illegally if she is forced to close following a scathing report into their compliance.

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Malek Fahd Islamic school appeal dismissed by full Federal Court bench

The future of Australia's largest Islamic school, Malek Fahd, hangs in the balance after a full bench of the Federal Court dismisses an appeal against its $19 million federal education funding cut.

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Unique nature primary school 'pioneers' new way forward for outdoor education...

A small primary school is offering an alternative to the mainstream and its teachers say at the end of the day their students do not want to go home.

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The Teacher's Pet podcast inspires women to come forward with allegations of...

Three women, inspired by the revelations in The Teacher's Pet podcast, have come forward with allegations of sexual abuse by teachers at a NSW high school.

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