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University of Sydney staff can’t continue racial discrimination case as class action
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.
G8 Education loses appeal over ex-chair’s criminal defence costs
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.
Western Sydney University facing class action over unaccredited degree
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.
University of Wollongong to pay $6.6M to underpaid staff
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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Property Council blames Victoria land tax for student housing bottleneck
Victoria's student housing pipeline has surpassed NSW, but most projects are still at the approval stage, according to a Property Council report which expressed concerns the state's land taxes are slowing development.
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Monash University sues Multiplex over ‘defective’ bathroom pods
Monash University has taken construction giant Multiplex to court after its subcontractor installed more than 1,000 bathroom pods in the university's residential buildings with allegedly defective floors that leaked. 
Judge sends University of Newcastle back to the drawing board with opt out notice
A judge hearing a class action against the University of Newcastle over engineering degrees that did not provide professional accreditation has refused to sign off on a deficient opt out notice. 
Law professor sues Melbourne University over suspension for ‘Blak’ activists email
A law professor has sued Melbourne University for adverse action after he was allegedly suspended over a 2023 leaked email claiming Indigenous activism was leading to the institution's “destruction.” 
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Firm points finger at Multiplex, others over Monash city campus development
Project management firm Donald Cant Watts Corke says Multiplex should go down with it if Monash University wins its case over the presence of alleged hazardous insulation at the college campus in Melbourne's CBD.
Melbourne Uni professor axed for relationship with student wins job back
A Melbourne University engineering professor who was sacked for sending intimate messages to a PhD student has been reinstated after the Fair Work Commission found he was unfairly dismissed.