In his wonderful collection of correspondence, Letters of Note, editor Shaun Usher includes one from Robert Pirosh, a New York copywriter. More...

Our modern working lives are ruled by the concept of competence. Competence based interviews are used to decide if we should get a job. If we do get the job, we are then trained to achieve competency in the workplace. And we might lose that job if we don’t maintain at least a competent performance. More...

Whether playing video games has negative effects is something that has been debated for 30 years, in much the same way that rock and roll, television, and even the novel faced much the same criticisms in their time. More...

All is not as it seems with the Turnbull government’s proposed changes to higher education funding. More...

Federal Education Minister Simon Birmingham has unveiled big changes to the Higher Education Loan Program (HELP). With about A$50 billion in outstanding student debt, the goal is to curb costs. More...

The pre-budget announcement of changes to higher education funding made by Education Minister Simon Birmingham last night includes an increase in student fees of 1.8% per year between 2018 and 2021, totalling a 7.5% increase over all. More...

Changes in the higher education sector have created the perfect environment for students to cheat - and get away with it.
New research shows that can students cheat on virtually any type of assessment. More...

For the first time, students may have to pay up to A$3271 for “enabling” courses, designed to prepare students for university study.
The change was announced as part of the government’s recent higher education reform package. More...

The recent announcements of the proposed Fairfax sacking of 115 newsroom staff has again focused attention on the future of journalism in Australia. More...