This year’s ATAR could be even less predictive of student success than usual The disproportionate impact of Covid-19 on poorer students makes the case for a stripped-down ranking in 2020, says Conor King By Conor King 11 May
Australian universities need to learn what school-leavers know The school system’s focus on relative over absolute standards makes it difficult to judge applicants’ potential, says Conor King By Conor King 16 December
The government is wrong: cuts will make Australian universities bleed Analysis of government data reveals that Australian universities’ surpluses have effectively halved over the past six years, says Conor King By Conor King 15 February
Attempts at cuts draw political blood – again The apparent defeat of Australia’s latest attempt at higher education funding reform prolongs the agony for both universities and ministers, says Conor King By Conor King 9 November
