Dr Christopher Neff from the University of Sydney outlines his research into how shark culling policies are out of touch with public sentiment.

Vicki Thomson, Go8 chief executive, denies accusations the Go8's research funding proposal is self-centered.

Robert Simms, Greens higher education spokesman, says the Go8's research funding proposal will create a "two-tiered system."

Conor King, IRU executive director, rejects the Go8's funding proposal as ERA rankings do not give the whole picture of research quality.

Helen Sullivan, director of the University of Melbourne's School government, announces Julian Burnside will deliver the 2015 Hamer Oration.

Despite strict standards, the NSW education minister encourages HSC students to pursue a career in teaching.

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Dr John Blaxland, defence policy expert at ANU, urges Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to reconfigure defence priorities closer to home.

Andrew Norton, higher education program director at the Grattan Institute, outlines a mixed critique of Labor's new higher education policy.

Sharon Bird, shadow minister for vocational education, calls for dodgy private VET providers to be shut down and prosecuted.