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This week in education, Natasha Bita reveals a staggering shift in our academic landscape, as Australian researchers now conduct more joint projects with China than Germany. 

Meanwhile, Noah Yim reports the Coalition is demanding Macquarie University leadership face the royal commission after the institution hailed a celebration of anti-Israel academic Randa Abdel-Fattah as a "phenomenal success." 

And finally, Australian universities have collaborated on drone research with Iranian scientists, as Iran’s Islamic regime wages drone warfare across the Middle East.

Follow the latest developments on our Education page.