Uncap university places outside cities, Australian minister told New strategy advocates a hybrid version of demand-driven funding, but acknowledges it is a long-term proposition By John Ross 1 September
Regulator anoints first Australian university college Avondale’s elevation secured on the day reviewer says category should be scrapped By John Ross 30 August
If you want to come here and say the earth is flat, you can – v-c UNSW Sydney leader Ian Jacobs says Australia’s proposed free speech code could prove counterproductive By John Ross 30 August
Reviewer says no to teaching-only universities in Australia But Australian assessor says most growth will be outside universities, and opens door to new category of institution By John Ross 28 August
Double the equity target group, Australian universities told Every below-average neighbourhood should be defined as socioeconomically disadvantaged, conference hears By John Ross 28 August
Foreign students in Australia: nothing ventured, nothing gained Betting the farm on international students is a gamble – but what’s the alternative? asks THE’s Asia-Pacific editor John Ross By John Ross 27 August
Australian task force to bolster campus cyber security Government also commits to regional education strategy and changes to free speech questionnaire By John Ross 27 August
Australian government flags future funding increases Productivity needs will drive taxpayer support of universities in the ‘medium term’, minister tells conference By John Ross 27 August
Contingency fund set up as Australia’s foreign fee reliance grows UNSW takes action to insure itself against drop in Chinese student recruitment By John Ross 26 August
Use metrics to pick speakers and beat gender bias, scholars urge Australian team harnesses data to inject equity into conference programmes By John Ross 26 August
Fresh warning on Australian universities’ China exposure Institutions assume they will be bailed out if enrolments fall because they are ‘too big to fail’, says report By John Ross 20 August
Australia resurrects master’s degrees for PhD preparation ‘Macquarie model’ credited with cutting attrition and accelerating completion, and is now being emulated elsewhere By John Ross 19 August
