‘A bit overboard’: Western Sydney University VC raises questions over classroom ‘trigger warnings’

Trigger warnings and safe spaces have gone too far, coddling students and making them less effective learners and debaters, ...
Information Age

Western Sydney Uni suffers data breach, again

WSU reported three separate security incidents last year alone: a breach which involved a compromised IT account, a breach ...

Australia: Union calls a belated strike ballot at Western Sydney University

While advocating a “yes” vote on the ballot, the WSU Rank-and-File Committee warns that the NTEU is seeking such a vote only ...

Western Sydney University says emails claiming 'revoked' degrees are 'fraudulent'

Western Sydney University has apologised to current and former students who received emails claiming their degrees have been ...

Major data breach at Australian university exposes private financial and health details of students

Western Sydney University has suffered a huge data breach, with a range of sensitive student information being stolen in the ...

Western Sydney University consultants paid almost $3k a day, leaked documents show, as redundancies loom

As Western Sydney University prepares to shed hundreds of staff due to its dire finances, leaked documents reveal it is ...

Western Sydney University 'statement on cyber incident'

Western Sydney University is today able to advise its community of personal information that was previously impacted by a ...

Tax file numbers and health information: Western Sydney University suffers major cyber breach

Western Sydney University has suffered a major cyber breach, with hackers stealing a range of sensitive student information ...
Opinion

Educators and students speak out against pro-business, militarist assault on Australian university jobs

"At university, they push us to attract industry funds, and they do not encourage critical thinking in students. It shouldn't be about job training all the time!” ...

Bank accounts, legal information exposed in major university data breach

Western Sydney University has admitted large amounts of personal data, including bank details, passport details and students' visa information was exposed in recent data breaches.In a statement to ...
NSW Government

Parramatta hits the right note for the Sydney Conservatorium of Music

Western Sydney’s talented music students will soon be able to enrol in world-class courses at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music’s new Parramatta teaching and research centre.