Australia and New Zealand

Repositories, publishing platforms and data annotating tools ‘also stuck behind paywalls’

Institutions urged to outline more clearly what undergraduates can expect of them

Reappointed minister vows to work with universities to improve regional schooling

Higher education sector should abandon small battles and focus on the long game, strategists say

Schools take credit for majority of literacy and numeracy development

Australian university says board of studies veto does not directly affect approval process

Crucial cash flow in jeopardy as regulator scrutinises bush institutions’ urban partners

Sector figures had hoped for Labor victory

Former chief defence scientist of Australia says universities may be forced to bar Chinese nationals from conducting research in sensitive areas

Shift in council membership may be factor in escalating vice-chancellor pay

Recent controversies in Australia over vice-chancellors’ pay, Ramsay Centre funding and the role of academic presses have raised questions about whether university boards have too few – or, perhaps, too many – members from scholarly backgrounds. John Ross chairs the discussion

Advocacy groups demand action from next government