Hotel and office tower planned for vacant King William St site

Plans to turn a rare vacant block on King William Street into a 14-storey “adaptable” hotel and office tower have been lodged with the state’s planning authority.

Govt should re-sit uni failure rate policy

The federal government has a right to be concerned about the financial cost of university student course failures but has over-reached in its response, argues Andrew Norton.

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Flunking first-year students could lose university place and loan: Govt

University students who flunk half of their first-year courses could lose financial support, under a federal government proposal to curb soaring Higher Education Loan Program debts.