$7.55 million settlement awarded to students whose degrees were unaccredited

Miwa Blumer · ABC News (AU)

Published 1 Oct 2026, 1:56 pm·6 d ago·1 min read

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The University of Newcastle has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit for $7.55 million after 163 students alleged it had engaged in misleading conduct after their engineering degree was found to be unaccredited.

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$7.55 million settlement awarded to students whose degrees were unaccredited

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