Australia and New Zealand

Rhetorical ambition for a ‘more sustainable’ workforce not reflected in negotiations, union says

The changing nature of work and technology, as well as an evolving population and environment, call for a more inclusive system, says Alec Cameron

The gulf is growing between self-perpetuating middle management and the people who ‘produce the value’, Australian symposium hears

If Australia proceeds with a levy on international students’ fees, the money should only be used for students’ benefit, representative body argues

History, philosophy and religious studies on the chopping block, as ACU flays its strengths

University of Southern Queensland head makes case for teaching students in remote towns regionally to keep them and their skills in the community

Allocate funds, don’t allocate funds, not now, not forever: accord’s spikiest idea elicits multiple perspectives

Australian sector denies accusations of inadequate support, but says it can never do ‘enough’

‘Punitive’ requirements could make admissions from under-represented groups too risky, Australian university representatives warn

Proposed research priorities focus more on broad societal goals than on the mechanisms for achieving them

Analysis of university employment since Dawkins ‘massification’ raises questions over where the staff will come from this time around

Student numbers at all-time high after nine record months of visa grants