Australian universities to cut about 2,400 jobs and hundreds of courses as sector blames ‘confused’ government policies

<p>Vice-chancellors say they’ve been forced to restructure but critics point finger at ‘unaccountable’ university management</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/aug/20/australia-news-live-bruce-lehrmann-federal-court-appeal-network-10-lisa-wilkinson-brittany-higgins-parliament-productivity-economic-reform-roundtable-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>Hundreds of university courses within teaching, languages, archaeology and media are among those being slashed as the tertiary sector pushes back against “confused” government policies.</p><p>Almost half of Australia’s universities have restructured in the past year, leading to the merging or disbanding of more than 50 schools of study and drastic reductions in course options for students, particularly in the humanities.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/aug/24/australian-university-course-cuts-jobs">Continue reading...</a>

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