Hard News

Hard News by Ibrahim Muan.

UniMelb Student Caught Filming Women in Bathrooms A medical student from the University of Melbourne was caught secretly filming women at his shared accommodation, with police later discovering hundreds of images and videos on his…
Australia to Recognise Palestinian state at UN in September, With Conditions Attached Australia will officially recognise the State of Palestine at the UN General Assembly in September, in a move the Albanese Government claims will boost momentum for a two-state solution.
Students Stage National Walkout for Palestine Hundreds of university students walked out of class on Thursday, 7 August, rallying in cities across Australia to demand sanctions on Israel and university divestment from…
National Student Referendum on Palestine set for 20–28 August Students for Palestine (SPA) and the National Union of Students will hold a nationwide campus referendum between 20 and 28 August at universities and tertiary institutions across…
Doherty Institute Team Uses mRNA to Flush Out ‘Hidden’ HIV in Lab Tests Researchers at the Doherty Institute have developed a world-first technique for delivering mRNA into hard-to-reach resting CD4+ T cells, the immune cells where Human immunodeficiency…
Parkville Metro Tunnel to Open Partially in 2025, Full Operations not Guaranteed The Victorian Government has stopped short of guaranteeing that Melbourne’s $15 billion Metro Tunnel will run at full capacity when it opens later this year, after reports that two CBD…
UniMelb Releases 2024 Annual Report on Racism The University of Melbourne’s 2024 Annual Report on Racism paints a picture of cautious institutional progress, framed around acknowledgement, data collection, and policy reform.
Labour Announces 20% cut in HECS Debts The Labour Government has introduced legislation to cut all student loan debts by 20 per cent, promising relief to over three million Australians.
Federal Budget 2025-26: Education at the Centre as Labor Eyes Re-election Treasurer Jim Chalmers delivered the Albanese government’s fourth federal budget on 25 March 2025, just 39 days before the country heads to the polls.
Australian Universities Embrace Controversial New Definition of Antisemitism Australian universities have unilaterally adopted a controversial new definition of antisemitism following a parliamentary inquiry finding which recommended universities enshrine a…
Federal government’s proposed enrolment cap set to slash international student intake at University of Melbourne The federal government’s proposed international student caps announced in early September would see the University of Melbourne’s international student intake limited to 9300 next year.
International students left confused amid record low visa approval rates and visa delays International students enrolling at universities in Australia have raised their concerns as ‘ambiguous’ and ‘subjective’ new guidelines have stretched visa processing times from weeks…
Summerfest ’24 – The biggest event of the year just got bigger SummerFest 2024 concluded on March 1 after a successful two weeks of events and activities spanning the University of Melbourne's three campuses in Parkville, Southbank and Burnley.
President-Elect Mohamed Muizzu, Under Fire for Climate Sceptic Remarks President-elect Dr Mohamed Muizzu, in his first international interview with Talk to Al Jazeera on October 16, said that NASA’s predictions on climate change and sea level rise are…