The Yass Valley Council is looking to raise rates by at least 40 per cent as it grapples with a $4.5 million deficit. The council met to choose one of three special rate variation options at an ...

Safe spaces. Trigger warnings. Violent takeover of buildings. Campus encampments. Shouting down of speakers. An explosion of “diversity, equity and inclusion.” Rampant antisemitism. No diversity of ...

Towering above the main street in the New South Wales country town of Yass is an art deco treasure with a peeling facade and a storied history. Designed in an 'ocean liner' style, the 700-seat Liberty ...

A significant $100 million donation from billionaire Jeff Yass is set to make the University of Austin tuition-free for undergraduates permanently. This initiative aims to eliminate student debt, ...

Billionaire Jeff Yass, a major backer of efforts to expand private school vouchers, donated $100 million to offer free tuition permanently to students who enroll at the University of Austin, the ...

Billionaire trader Jeff Yass has gifted $100 million to the University of Austin. This new institution, founded by Bari Weiss and Joe Lonsdale, aims to counter perceived 'woke' culture. UATX, which ...

Billionaire Jeff Yass is donating $100 million to the University of Austin, an upstart university whose founders include journalist Bari Weiss and venture capitalist Joe Lonsdale. Started in 2021, the ...

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The University of Austin vowed to never charge tuition or accept government money as its latest rebellion against higher education norms, thanks to a $100 million donation from Pennsylvania ...

A new Texas university founded by a coalition of deep-pocketed donors is attracting students to its mission to restore debate and intellectual freedom to college campuses. We go inside for a deeper ...