A former Olympic swimmer jailed for his “central role” in a Sydney meth and heroin ring will exit jail today after more than three years behind bars. Scott Miller, 49, was sentenced to five years and six months in prison in late-2022 after pleading guilty to large-scale commercial drug supply.Continue Reading
Eighty per cent of Australia’s workforce will have tertiary qualifications by 2050 under an ambitious target announced by Labor in Tuesday night’s budget, in a bid to meet the shortages of a changing economy. Treasurer Jim Chalmers used his budget to announce the government would spend $1.1bn over five yearsContinue Reading
The NSW corruption watchdog has dropped its investigation into dumped Labor minister Tim Crakanthorp, who was stood down over allegations he failed to declare conflicts of interest and may have made a “significant breach of ministerial conduct”. NSW Premier Chris Minns announced last August he had removed Mr Crakanthorp fromContinue Reading
A major shake-up of the student loan scheme is being considered as the Albanese government finalises the next budget, after the biggest review of Australia’s higher education system in 15 years called for significant reforms. The Universities Accord review, released on Sunday, has called on the federal government to doubleContinue Reading
A new union pay deal in Victoria that would see labourers and junior stop-sign holders working 36-hour weeks earning $120,000 a year has prompted backlash — as well as a heated defence of tradies. The Herald Sun reported on the weekend that the hard-line Construction, Forestry, Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU)Continue Reading
The Australian Catholic University has revealed a multimillion-dollar underpayment of 1100 of its casual academic staff over several years. In a statement released on Wednesday, the university revealed a $3.6 million discrepancy in staff payments, which occurred between 2016 and 2023. The universities vice-chancellor and president, professor Zlatko Skrbis, notifiedContinue Reading
Sexual violence victim-survivors and advocates have welcomed a plan to end gendered violence in universities, released publicly today by Federal Education Minister Jason Clare. The draft action plan, developed by a working group on university governance chaired by Our Watch CEO Patty Kinnersly, was presented at a meeting to educationContinue Reading
Younger Australians helped propel the Labor Party and Anthony Albanese into power at the last election, but new research shows Generation Z and Millennials have lost faith in the government. A survey conducted by youth advocacy group Think Forward found younger generations see the tax system as being “rigged” againstContinue Reading
Australia is lagging behind the rest of the world on investment and research on artificial intelligence and risks being left behind. Group of Eight chief Vicki Thomson sounded the alarm on the government’s need to step up on innovation during a parliamentary inquiry into the use of generative AI inContinue Reading