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Australia’s foreign affairs minister Penny Wong met with US secretary of state Marco Rubio in New Delhi meeting. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastUniversity class sizes have surged since before the pandemic and student learning is in decline, a new report suggests.The report, released today by the National Tertiary Education Union (Nteu), surveyed more than 4,000 university staff across the nation.The real-life consequences are unmanageable workloads with students ultimately paying the price. Students aren’t getting the attention they need and their education suffers. This could have a dangerous ripple effect that we