Cash, not borders, ‘major barrier to overseas study’ With their home economies bouncing back and students keen to travel, countries face vaccination validation as next obstacle By John Ross 31 October
Covid relief measures ‘made little difference’ in Australia Funding guarantee ‘cost government nothing’ and funding reforms ‘delivered no extra students’, Senate estimates committee hears By John Ross 30 October
Quarantine quandary leaves Australia even more isolated ‘Parallel universes’ promise more pain for international education, even as Covid finish line beckons By John Ross 29 October
Australian universities face court and bots in ‘wage theft’ war Ombudsman pledges crackdown if institutions fail to come clean By John Ross 27 October
Leadership & Management Summit: ‘Ask for less, listen more’ with government Governments are ‘critical stakeholders’ and do not take kindly to universities ‘crying poor’, says former media boss Mark Scott By John Ross 27 October
Universities fail to move casual staff on to?permanent contracts Fresh ‘wage theft’ claims arise as Australian legislation to combat casualisation fails to scratch the surface By John Ross 27 October
Brace for ‘post-disciplinary’ age, universities told Interdisciplinarity really matters now that automation is approaching its ‘crossover point’, Australian forum hears By John Ross 26 October
Australia’s sunshine state aims to admit international students But Queensland plan requires federal approval – and by the time it receives it, circumstances may have changed By John Ross 26 October
Universities have great stories to tell – our future success depends on how well we share them Reputation-building is more important than ever, but higher education is uniquely placed to meet future challenges, says Mark Scott By Mark Scott 25 October
Pandemic and funding reforms ‘barely affected’ demand for university Australian university applications and offers defy both Covid and Canberra By John Ross 25 October
Pandemic underlines need for ‘radical transparency’ Peer review without transparency does not stave off potentially lethal misinformation, Open Access Week forum hears By John Ross 25 October
Bill would bind vice-chancellors’ salaries to state premier’s pay Transparency ‘doesn’t go far enough’, says South Australian Greens MP By John Ross 25 October