$200 a week and tinned fish: Cost of living hits international students International students are grappling with Australia's high cost of living, and experts warn there are no quick fixes to their financial stress. 

$200 a week and tinned fish: Cost of living hits international students #internationalstudentsaustralia #university #universitiesaustralia

Festival opening night gala cancelled as writers pull out over censorship fears Writers scheduled to appear at the event in central Victoria this weekend are refusing to turn up because of a code of conduct they believe limits freedom of speech.

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You can't "manage" creative festivals w #UniversitiesAustralia directives. Nor can you manage universities this way. All rely too heavily on volunteers & outsiders who can remove their labour. Overpaid un-creatives designing protocols can't do *public interest*.

David Lloyd is a Dublin-born and educated university executive and academic. His academic background was that of a chemist, specialising in computer aided drug design. He serves as #viceChancellor and president of #theUniversityOfSouthAustralia; He is the chair of #UniversitiesAustralia.

Zionism on Australian Campuses An interview with Associate Professor Jumana Bayeh

"Zionism on Australian Campuses: an interview with Associate Professor Jumana Bayeh", our latest Substack post.

#freespeech #academicfreedom #Palestine #antisemitism #universitiesaustralia
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Top unis have imposed new restrictions on campus protests. What does this mean for students, staff and democracy? Over the past year, all of Australia’s eight top research universities have increased restrictions on campus protests.

Meanwhile, ethnic cleansing and genocide unfold.

#freespeech #UniversitiesAustralia #settlercolonialism

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Sometimes a close reading of a text is what’s required . All credit to @jumanabayeh.bsky.social for making transparent the agenda behind the #UniversitiesAustralia adoption of a definition of antisemitism. I look forward to the same care and attention to Islamophobia.

If you're attending the #UniversitiesAustralia Solutions Summit next week, be sure to catch our CEO Mike Larsen on the panel "Shaping tomorrow: unlocking the power and promise of Artificial Intelligence" chaired by Theo Farrell. Day 1, 2:15pm. #UASolutionsSummit25

Trump cancels/postpones all NIH study sections. No NIH research grants can be assessed or approved. Every Australian university & Australian govt should take this opportunity to attract top-flight US researchers to Australia. @nteunion.bsky.social #NHMRC #ARC #GroupofEight #universitiesAustralia