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Reality check: Promised 67,000 homes a year would send building into freefall The plan is to make new homes $100,000 cheaper. Sadly, the biggest boost to supply will happen when property prices rise again.

We need better planning, not economists’ abstract pontificating, based on simplistic & narrow premises.
Professor Nicole Gurran; “when economic modellers try to plan actual cities, reality gets in the way”
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Proposal to change building height restrictions in Adelaide CBD Adelaide's skyline will be "sent soaring" by changes to building height rules that will make it easier for developers to add extra storeys to CBD construction projects, the SA government says.

Everything which made Adelaide a great city to live in is being eroded away...

I bet none of the folks interviewed in this article live in an apartment.

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New paper: Infrastructures of Highly Skilled Family Migration: Political Economy of the Family in Migration

The paper examines the brokerage of time insecurity and transience through visas and international schools for skilled migrant families in Singapore

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ANU crisis: Pressure mounts on Bishop and Bell As an inquiry hears evidence of alleged bullying and mistreatment, sources confirm there is no desire to change senior management at the ANU.

Australian National University Chancellor Julie Bishop and Vice-Chancellor Genevieve Bell are still standing – not because the storms battering Australia’s premier research institution have eased, but because no one in power wants to force a change. satpa.pe/UqvwBvE

‘Mind-boggling stupidity’: The consultancy that captured universities Nous Group has slowly taken over the university sector, filling VCs’ offices with ex-staff and buying ‘incredibly sensitive’ data that is sold back for benchmarking.

I have always been bewildered by how Universities engage with external consultants to do anything. There isn't anyone they could consult within the university? Universities need a proper reform in how they are governed.

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#ivorytowerwithintheivorytower

'Helpless in the force of nature': SA government says it can't stop toxic algal bloom The South Australian government says it is “helpless in the force of nature” as it grapples with a bloom responsible for countless marine deaths, warning that the toxic algae is unlikely to dissipate ...

Forces of nature? Unbelievable that there isn't a single mention of climate change www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...

The Institute of Australian Geographers' conference in Newcastle is coming up very soon. Unfortunately, I won't be able to attend anymore. If you know someone who would like to attend, please let me know, and I'm happy to transfer my full conference registration to them.

Please share!

Vice chancellors awarded six-figure pay rises despite salary pressure The increases pushed the highest-paid university boss for 2024, Duncan Maskell from Melbourne University, past the $1.5 million mark.

Congratulations to all the Vice Chancellors and their hefty pay-rise.

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Disgusting.

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Higher Education Internationalisation Good Practice Guide and Capability Framework Released The Australian Government Department of Education has recently released two resources for the international education sector: Good Practice Guide for

Higher Education Internationalisation Good Practice Guide and Capability Framework Released! Honoured to be involved in developing these resources for the #intled sector, recently released by the Australian Government Department of Education: thekoalanews.com/higher-educa...
#internationaleducation

AOC and Bernie in front of the rally crowd in Denver

Zoomed out crowd shot of 34,000 people in downtown Denver with Colorado mountains in the background

Tonight an unbelievable **34,000 people** gathered for our Denver rally to take on billionaires and win our country back.

This was the largest political gathering in Denver since Obama in 2008.

Also bigger than the 2024 DNC.

And the largest ever rally in Bernie’s career (and obviously, mine too).

SA farmers take 'gut-wrenchingly hard' drought battle to parliament Farmers pushed to the brink by drought have joined the state opposition on the steps of Adelaide's Parliament House calling for more government action.

No mention at all of climate change. Throwing all the bandaids won't be enough.

buthttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-19/south-australia-farmers-take-drought-fight-to-parliament-house/105070932

RIP 'Opening Round': Time for the AFL to admit defeat The AFL doesn't often admit fault, but this week's season launch disaster is proof the 'Opening Round' concept needs to be scrapped for good, writes Jake Michaels.

Usually at this point, someone would be labelling this as 'woke'. www.espn.com.au/afl/story/_/...

for those who are geographically inclined, the Cultural Geography Study Group of the Institute of Australian Geographers now has a bluesky account! Follow us here -- @culturalgeogaus.bsky.social

While Uni Vice-Chancellors rake in millions, young researchers struggle to survive Australia's university Vice-Chancellors are among the highest paid in the world, while Australia's PhD students are some of the lowest paid. That is not a sign of a healthy education system.

Australia’s university Vice-Chancellors are among the highest paid in the world.
Australia’s PhD students are some of the lowest paid.
That is not a sign of a healthy education system.

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Dutton vows to cut 'wasteful' spending, but will detail his plans after election The opposition leader has reiterated his plans to shrink the public service as part of his plan to curb government spending, but he declined to specify exactly where the cuts would come from.

I wouldn't give a student a grade first and ask for their assignment after...

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Call for papers for the #RGSIBG25 conference! Do you think about time/temporality/timescapes in your research? We are looking for papers that engage broadly with these themes

See link below for more details. Deadline 26th Feb

Mornings - ABC listen Stay informed about Tasmanian and national issues.

I spoke with Leon Compton about Tasmania’s demographic reality in the context of recent reports re our slow population growth and the final report of the Independent Education Review - how the decisions and policies we make have a demographic impact #politas - from 46m
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Great to see you here! Miss you guys at NI!

The sector is already broken and has been for a while - let's stop trying to pretend that the government is breaking it now. It happened a long time ago, everyone went with it, got greedy, ignored sustainability, and we're all paying the price for it now.

We turn a blind eye to what they are actually learning in the classroom. They get lost in classes that get larger and larger over time. They struggle to connect with Australian students. Some probably shouldn't even be admitted - but we're happy to take their money anyway and set them up to fail.

The support international students need at an individual level (generally speaking) is actually time intensive, and lecturers are not supported to give students the support that they need - yet, we adopt a sink or swim approach (adjusting to work, study and life in a new country all at once).

I hear cries of 'this is what students deserve and their parents too' in relation to visa and enrolment certainty, and I agree.

Do you know what they also deserve?

A quality international education with staff that are well funded and supported.

It has been hectic in the international education space in Australia - I see and hear the international education sector, peak bodies, stakeholders, migration and education agents stepping up, complaining, and lobbying against the various policies proposed in the last 12 months.

Congrats! That look interesting!

I did not know that.

It doesn't matter if you're left or right. Research by @heindehaas across 21 Western countries shows that business ensures the continuation of business as usual when it comes to migration.

Call for sessions - @Institute of Australian Geographers
Conference, 1 - 5 July 2024, Adelaide, South Australia.

The theme for the conference is Scale, Solutions and Geographical Futures. Please share! C

onference website - au.eventscloud.com/website/2682...