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Warning on the segregation of school students and the risk to business We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Normal text size Advertisement An increasing lack of social mobility and segregation in schooling has been blamed for limiting career opportunities and the creation of “boardroom bubbles”. In his book, The End of Aspiration? Social mobility and our children’s fading prospects, British author Duncan Exley explores the impact of social mobility on major corporations and found it narrowed their ability to source the best talent. Exley...

Sydney real estate agent received ‘five-star’ ratings before alleged samurai sword attack We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Save Normal text size Advertisement Clients who dealt with Sydney real estate agent Karl Howard had given him praise and thanks for his service before he was arrested and charged with violently attacking a woman with a samurai sword. Prosecutors have claimed Mr Howard, 44, sang “I’m going to kill you” before he hit a woman with a samurai sword at his Annandale home, causing her significant in...

The architect of the HECS system has criticised an Australian Productivity Commission proposal for the federal government to recover unpaid student loans from the estates of people who have died.

Advertisement Students have continued to enrol in humanities degrees in high numbers despite fee hikes of more than 100 per cent, amid a broader surge in demand for university places this year. But many universities cautioned it was too early to assess the impact of the federal government’s university funding reforms, which have increased fees for a range of courses while slashing the cost of science, maths, nursing and teaching degrees. The University of Sydney said demand for places was higher than ever this year, but it was too early to assess the impact of the government’s funding ref...

'A huge uptick': unexpected opportunities that opened during the pandemic We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Normal text size Advertisement The coronavirus pandemic has sparked a recession and massive unemployment, but some industries are now thriving and providing new job opportunities. Neva Read is a Sydney-based digital marketer who saw demand for her services increase despite the pandemic downturn. Credit:Wolter Peeters Professor Phil Lewis, director of the University of Canberrra's Centre for Labour Market Research, said Australian Burea...