Student union funding row in Australia threatens crisis in representation Drip feed of funds from the supposed fix to voluntary student unionism leaves guilds in perilous state, warn union leaders By John Ross 10 December
Australian AI collaborations with China ‘help us more than them’ Research partnerships with the Asian giant keep homegrown AI innovation afloat, new report argues By John Ross 9 December
Australia accepts qualifications framework recommendations Sleepless summer beckons for policy wonks, as Canberra endorses another major review By John Ross 9 December
Deborah Terry named University of Queensland vice-chancellor Old and new home trade compliments, as former deputy calls time on six-year sojourn out west By John Ross 5 December
Australian departmental reshuffle ‘to energise tertiary reforms’ Australian representative bodies back consolidation of education and training portfolios, as tide comes back in again By John Ross 5 December
Landlords ‘deceiving’ foreign students in Australia Australian study finds no difference between housing arranged overseas and lodgings organised locally By John Ross 4 December
Australia introduces law against contract cheating services Draft bill ‘clarified’ to prevent inadvertent targeting of family and friends By John Ross 4 December
Australian minister stokes university free speech ‘arms race’ Dan Tehan tells THE that he ‘fully supported’ institutions going beyond sector-wide code By John Ross 4 December
UK post-study work visa may force Australia to shorten master’s International education advocate predicts that competitor countries will be forced to respond to policy shift in order to stay competitive By John Ross 3 December
Queensland chancellor: don’t let past sins veto research deals Importance of governance frameworks elevated, as ‘public or perish’ gives way to ‘partner or perish’ By John Ross 1 December
Mums and dads ‘bigger problem’ than essay mills Prominence of gratis services causes ‘uneasiness’ among researchers, as Australia eyes law against contract cheating By John Ross 29 November
Governments need to think carefully about eliminating tuition fees The Labour Party in the UK, like the Democrats in the US, hopes to be elected on a policy of abolishing student fees. Roger Smyth draws on the experience of New Zealand to challenge the rationale for such a strategy By Roger Smyth 28 November