Katarina Tuinamuana

'Rotten' Australian university culture lashed in long-running senate inquiry Australia's universities are blighted by a "culture of consequence-free, rotten failure", a senate inquiry has found.

“Universities are public institutions, established for the public good. Their governance arrangements, and the remuneration of their senior executives, should reflect that — yet we've heard that more than 300 university executives earn more than their state premiers." www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

Adelaide University students and staff to stage sit-in over ‘travesty’ of fewer in-person lectures Students unhappy about lack of course choice and flexibility, as they await clarification about which subjects will move online

Lectures aren’t everything in higher education but they are a fundamentally important connector between students and knowledge, students with each other and students with their educators. These matter. Good to see a fight back.

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Universities have lost their way, but cost-cutting and consultants are not the answer Last week in Sydney, we saw a melodrama acted out that could stand in for the state of Australian universities more generally.

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AERO says educators can trust its evidence. Can they really? What if AERO treated teachers not as technicians, but as thinking professionals in relationship with their students.

AERO says educators can trust its evidence. Can they really? Excellent critique/post asking for a more nuanced approach to 'evidence-based' practice and policy directives blog.aare.edu.au/aero-says-ed...

How can racism be eliminated from Australia? This is what the national anti-racism framework recommends For the first time Australia has a ‘comprehensive plan’ to tackle ‘deeply embedded’ racism, discrimination commissioner says Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The national anti-racism framework, launched on Tuesday, intends to answer a critical question: how can racism be eliminated from Australia? Launched by the Australian Human Rights Commission, the framework sets out 63 recommendations for the government to implement, steps that it believes can eventually stamp out racism. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

How can racism be eliminated from Australia? This is what the national anti-racism framework recommends

Chuffed to have an #ARC #DP2025 funded with the fierce @annahogan.bsky.social and Greg Thompson.

We'll be researching whether commercial, downloadable curriculum resources are worth the money teachers and governments spend on them.

Keen to scrape some lesson plan platforms to misinfo hunt.

#racialliteracy

When picking schools, don’t get stuck on single-sex vs. co-ed. Instead ask – are all students supported and included? Research on whether single-sex or co-ed schools are better is inconclusive. But we know a schools’ resources and culture matter for students learning and wellbeing.

From Amanda Keddie: Single-sex vs co-ed debates have been going for decades. Which creates better outcomes? Is co-ed better for boys? Is single-sex more suitable for girls? But decades of research into the topic is inconclusive. theconversation.com/when-picking...

The Coalition will block the student caps bill. Brace yourself for more uncertainty over international students In a surprise move, the Coalition has confirmed it plans to oppose the federal government’s bill to cap the number of foreign students in Australia.

In a surprise move, the Coalition has announced it will vote against Labor’s bill to cap international student numbers. This follows previous Coalition comments saying it would work with universities to “put a cap on foreign students”.
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The Handmaid's Tale is a good book. But did you know that there's a book written by a Black woman about a post-apocalyptic Earth heavily affected by climate change and societal decline. The book was published in 1993, but is set in 2024 following a presidential election 👀 #BookSky #BlackBookSky