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Barney Glover, head of the Australian Tertiary Education Commission, says he will provide advice about degree funding to the government next year ...

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The artist’s latest show is a staggering takedown of colonial history, warfare and the migrant crisis, featuring buttons by the tonne and richly perfumed tea ...

In a book dedicated to ‘the bullied’, two former News Corp journalists outline a behaviour pattern they call ‘getting Murdoched’, which they say harms individuals and public debate ...

Airlines and airports say passengers are struggling in queues of up to five hours for biometric checks ...

Guardian reporter Natasha May speaks to Matilda Boseley from Pattaya about the arrest and the questions it raises about Thailand’s sex tourism industry ...

Unions reject proposed below-inflation increase which comes as corporation prepares to cut thousands of jobs ...

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