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Law schools must balance risks of embracing AI, expert says
Legal Ethics 2026-01-21 11:14 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Law students at the University of Sydney and University of Technology Sydney will soon be able to use Harvey’s artificial intelligence tools, and an expert predicted the schools will be vigilant in guarding against the “slide into automating legal education”.

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The King’s School headmaster settles Fair Work case
Education 2026-01-19 11:32 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The headmaster of The King’s School has settled Fair Work proceedings brought against the elite Sydney school late last year. 

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Victorian students’ passwords, emails accessed in data breach
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2026-01-15 11:53 pm By Andy Sidler

The Victorian Department of Education has revealed that hackers have accessed the names, email addresses, year levels and encrypted passwords for all current and past Victorian government school students.

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University of NSW hit with $211K penalty for underpaying casual staff
Employment 2026-01-09 11:09 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The University of NSW has been hit with a $211,200 penalty after admitting to “systemic” underpayments of casual staff at its business school.

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Academic axed for touching student’s hair wins job back
Employment 2025-12-16 11:53 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The Fair Work Commission has ordered the reinstatement of an academic who was found to have been unfairly sacked by SAE Institute after touching a female student’s hair.

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Monash University agrees to backpay staff $21M
Employment 2025-12-09 11:17 pm By Christine Caulfield

Monash University will pay thousands of underpaid staff across its 10 campuses more than $20.7 million in wages, interest and superannuation.

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University of Sydney staff can’t continue racial discrimination case as class action
Human Rights 2025-11-17 11:42 pm By Cindy Cameronne

University of Sydney staff members who claim a professor unlawfully “named and shamed” them as pro-Israel have lost their bid to continue their racial discrimination case as a class action, while the university has lost a summary dismissal bid in a similar case.

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G8 Education loses appeal over ex-chair’s criminal defence costs
Appeals 2025-11-07 3:04 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Childcare provider G8 Education on Friday lost a challenge to a ruling that it cover the legal costs of its former chair, who faced criminal charges that were dropped in March.

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Western Sydney University facing class action over unaccredited degree
Class Actions 2025-10-08 11:46 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Western Sydney University is facing a class action alleging it misled students into studying a health engineering degree that was unaccredited, on the heels of similar claims being leveled at the University of Newcastle.

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University of Wollongong to pay $6.6M to underpaid staff
Employment 2025-09-25 11:23 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The University of Wollongong has agreed to pay over $6.6 million to thousands of underpaid staff members as part of an enforceable undertaking with the Fair Work Ombudsman.

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