Spike in int’l students heading to South Australia and Tasmania
The Australian reports on a dramatic increase during the last year in the number of international students wishing to study at universities in Tasmania...
Australian exchange students recalled from Hong Kong
ABC reports that Australian students on exchange in Hong Kong have been urged to return home without delay after pro-democracy protests reached campuses throughout...
‘True crime’ trend sees surge in Australian women studying Criminology
7News reports on how the popularity among younger people of true-crime podcasts, books, and television shows is driving interest in criminology study. A recently...
Chinese influence causes censorship concerns for Australian students
The BBC reports that the Australian government has moved to set guidelines for universities in an attempt to halt ‘unprecedented levels of foreign interference.’...
Australian study shows Facebook’s impact on students’ grades
USA Today confirms what many have long suspected to be the case – spending less time looking at Facebook can boost student grades. The...
Melbourne student becomes Australia’s youngest ever mayor
A university student in Victoria has been elected as the Mayor of the City of Whittlesea. Emilia Lisa Sterjova has been a Melbourne councillor...
Chinese students barred from Australian uni elections
The Age reports that international students have been banned from contesting student elections at one of Victoria's top universities.
Amid rising concerns among politicians...
Data key to curbing international student suicide in Australia
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation reports that this World Suicide Prevention Day, community leaders and students have urged the Australian Government to put better mental...
Auckland students fearful of white supremacist movement
Katie Scotcher of Radio New Zealand reports on how a senior University of Auckland lecturer and students have criticised the institution’s reaction to white...
Foreign students in Australia tricked by contract cheat sites
Jill Rowbotham, Higher Education Reporter for The Australian, writes about the growing problem of often inadvertent contract cheating in Australian universities where large numbers...













