Blowing the whistle on Australia’s ‘broken’ university system – Full Story podcast
University staff are at breaking point. Teachers have told Guardian Australia that cost-cutting, an increase in casual work contracts and lower academic standards have all contributed to a hollowing out of the university sector – with many students no longer getting what they pay for. Laura Murphy-Oates speaks to higher education reporter Caitlin Cassidy about the crisis
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