Australian higher education policy
Serial reviewer and interim higher education steward to head governing body of sunshine state’s sandstone university
Australia’s new higher education steward may lack the power to overhaul widely opposed system of university fees and subsidies
Political battles over a planned New Zealand medical school illustrate how the subject of where doctors are trained excites public passions like no other in higher education, explains John Ross
Esteemed practitioner and defender of the humanities Graeme Turner dies months after seminal treatise on the state of the academy
New legislation creating Australian commission represents ‘the obliteration of the idea that universities have purposes independent of government’, critics say
As government finalises legislation for forthcoming commission, architect expands its to-do list
Even though minor downswing could be no more than ‘statistical noise’, governance inquisitor chides sector for ‘stunning’ lack of curiosity
People climbing down the qualification ladder shows that higher education has not gone to plan, study suggests
Legal restrictions prevented Australian universities from sharing financial documents despite completing merger, former deputy vice-chancellor reveals
Hands-off councils said to have contributed to ‘governance crisis’ that Australian sector ‘needed and in many respects deserved’
Government and business should pick up the tab for national priorities, says opposition leader turned university boss
Federal government must ‘take proper responsibility’ for a university sector ‘which in practice it controls’, MPs told
Macquarie insists due diligence on joint institute has been ‘comprehensive’, despite partner’s links with surveillance research
Governments leaning on agencies to convert autonomous institutions into ‘strategic national asset’ but face task like ‘herding cats’
‘Unjustified’ and ‘vague’ proposal would vest too much discretion in Australian ministers, critics say
Focus on educating locals, education minister says, as international enrolments creep over half on some campuses
Tertiary harmonisation agreement in Canberra sees students guaranteed direct university entry and up to a year’s credit if they want to progress
Antisemitism and Indigenous voice campaigner Julian Leeser appointed Liberal education spokesman
UK offers reassuring familiarity for Charles Darwin’s TNE ‘push’ but vice-chancellor says its MBA courses will be unlike anything already available
Lingering financial pressures mean country is ‘not out of the woods’ despite strong showing this year, expert warns
Atec needs to ensure that compacts genuinely strengthen social licence and drive meaningful change – not just compliance, says Zlatko Skrbis
Entry scores for overseas students increasingly disparate, as immigration authorities approve more tests
Shadow minister promises bipartisanship but ‘no blank cheque’, with commission’s funding activities set for particular scrutiny
Good progress has been made on implementing the Universities Accord but much more is needed to achieve parity, say five deputy vice-chancellors
A ‘disconnect’ between aspirational rhetoric and the realities of ‘live’ admissions risks undermining Australia’s inclusion goals
Foreign arrangements scheme an example of the regulatory ‘thicket’ smothering universities’ core business, v-cs tell governance inquiry
‘Intrinsic worth’ of university experience a ‘protective factor’ against poor well-being and psychological stress, survey suggests
Universities need extra funding for ‘important’ but unfancied subjects, and permission to collude without contravening competition law, says Evans
A$770m measure would be a ‘serious downpayment’ on reversal of Job-ready Graduates ‘excesses’, representative group says
Recognition of prior learning is feasible at scale if done systematically and could generate new business for universities, experts say
Broadening traditional conceptions of what it means to be ‘smart’ must now be part of HE’s mission, say Adelaide University’s David Lloyd and Peter Høj
Australia shadow minister promises ‘nuance’ and a far less combative approach following ‘thumping election loss’
Australian race commissioner criticises proposal to withhold university funding, as watchdog begins ‘landmark’ survey of racism
As tertiary education representatives gather for the round table before the round table, university voices remain mostly absent from the main show
Educators hail ‘stability and certainty’, as government stresses ‘sustainable growth’ mantra
Amalgamation of Perth institutions up for discussion again, two years after review went nowhere
Promised 20 per cent cut set to be tabled in parliament, but new analysis shows real relief for graduates may end up being just 7.9 per cent
Joint statement calls for immediate cost reductions for those coming to study for 12 months or less
Funder proposes to create stand-alone fellowship scheme for early-career researchers after criticism
