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1 week ago | 
theguardian.com | Dan Jervis-Bardy |Peter Lewis |Shadi Khan Saif |Miles Martignoni
As the election draws near, Labor has extended its lead against the Coalition in the latest Essential poll, raising new questions about what Peter Dutton needs to do to shift the momentum in his favour. Political reporter Dan Jervis-Bardy sits down with Essential Media’s executive director Peter Lewis to unpack the strategies and dynamics shaping the two major parties’ campaigns
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3 weeks ago | 
theguardian.com | Krishani Dhanji |Peter Lewis |Miles Martignoni |Shadi Khan Saif |Isabella Lee
At the electoral crossroads, Guardian Australia’s political reporter Krishani Dhanji talks to Essential Media’s executive director Peter Lewis about what risks and rewards await Peter Dutton and Anthony Albanese as they gamble over the projection of strong v steady leadership to win the hearts and minds of Australian voters. Plus: who would people most want to have a beer with?
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1 month ago | 
theguardian.com | Josh Butler |Peter Lewis |Shadi Khan Saif |Miles Martignoni
As the prime minister hits his highest approval ratings in 18 months, the Guardian Essential poll goes deep into demographics this week. Why do young Australian men support Trump and Dutton more than anyone else? Could Dutton take advantage of this trend? Guardian Australia’s political reporter Josh Butler talks to Essential Media’s executive director Peter Lewis about the shifting political landscape ahead of a delayed election
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1 month ago | 
theguardian.com | Dan Jervis-Bardy |Peter Lewis |Shadi Khan Saif |Miles Martignoni
Has the interest rate cut made any difference to how people intend to vote at the upcoming federal election? Guardian Australia’s political reporter Dan Jervis-Bardy and Essential Media’s executive director Peter Lewis discuss how voters are responding to major political parties’ campaign rhetoric on key issues affecting their lives
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
universityworldnews.com | Shadi Khan Saif
AUSTRALIA
International students eyeing Australia can heave a sigh of relief as the country’s two leading political parties have decided to block the government’s bid to slash the number of international student enrolments at universities in the country. The Labor government had planned to limit the number of international students able to start studying in Australia from next year to 270,000.
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Nov 9, 2024 | 
universityworldnews.com | Shadi Khan Saif
AUSTRALIA
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced that the government will cut student debt by 20% next year, with the intention of widening access by building a “fairer, affordable” education system. But political opponents have criticised the moves as a pre-election ‘cash splash’. The loan forgiveness will benefit around three million students.
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
universityworldnews.com | Shadi Khan Saif
INDIA-AUSTRALIA
Indian Minister of Education Dharmendra Pradhan invited the Innovative Research Universities (IRU) alliance of seven Australian public universities to set up a full-time campus in India during his recent visit to Australia where he toured a number of higher education institutions and attended the Australian International Education Conference.
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Sep 22, 2024 | 
fairplanet.org | Bob Koigi |Shadi Khan Saif |Gerardo Bandera |Yair Oded
Over the years, global attention and discussions on slavery have primarily focused on the Trans-Atlantic slave trade, dominated by American and European merchants. However, another equally significant trade has been largely overlooked and, in some cases, treated as a taboo subject, despite its profound impact on Africa, its people and their way of life across generations.
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Sep 18, 2024 | 
universityworldnews.com | Shadi Khan Saif
AUSTRALIA
The latest indicative figures suggest Australia’s top ranking universities are set to lose a significant share of international students under the government’s proposed scheme to introduce caps for individual universities in a bid to overhaul the national higher education system.
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Sep 16, 2024 | 
universityworldnews.com | Shadi Khan Saif
AUSTRALIA The Australian government is finally gearing up to establish a National Student Ombudsman that will allow higher education students to escalate complaints about the actions of their institution – including complaints about sexual harassment, assault and violence – and promote best practice across the sector Flanked by anti-sexual violence activists, the country’s Minister for Education Jason Clare at a press conference on 11 September announced the introduction of legislation to...
