October 2009    Universities Australia welcomes the proposed legislative changes to student income support that are under consideration by the Federal Parliament this week.  ...read more »

October 2009     A major research report released today by The Foundation for Young Australians (FYA) reveals a sharp rise in the rate of youth ‘disengagement’ from work and study. The 2009 How Young People are Faring (HYPAF) report shows that the proportion of teenagers not learning or earning full-time has jumped from 13.4% a year ago to 16.4%, the highest level since the recession of the early 1990s.  ...read more »

September 2009     Graduates with postgraduate degrees and prior full-time employment experience can still expect to earn a higher median salary than postgraduates going into their first full-time employment, according to recently released findings from the 2008 Australian Graduate Survey (AGS).  ...read more »

September 9, 2009     The Minister for Education, Julia Gillard, has today announced that university applications have grown by 5.6 per cent this year - the largest increase since 2002 - while the  ...read more »

24 August, 2009     The Minister for Education, Julia Gillard, today met with students from around Australia to discuss the Government's proposed changes to Youth Allowance.  ...read more »

28 July, 2009     In early 2008 new bachelor degree graduates experienced the highest percentage in full-time employment in nearly two decades, according to recently released findings from the annual Australian Graduate Survey.  ...read more »

24 July, 2009     A survey of more than 1,800 Australian teens released today by the Australian Computer Society (the nation’s peak body for ICT professionals) reveals that being an IT or Technology Professional is currently the most desirable career options for teens.  ...read more »

April 2009 - A third of Australian and New Zealand tertiary students seriously consider leaving their institutions before graduation, according to results from a new study of student engagement released by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER).  ...read more »

21 April, 2009     The Minister for Education, Julia Gillard, has launched the Rudd Government’s Teach for Australia initiative to attract the best and brightest university graduates into the nation’s classrooms.  ...read more »