Australia and New Zealand

Union blames ‘recalcitrant’ executives for walkout but university says it has bargained ‘in good faith’ and negotiations have been slow elsewhere

A domestic university ranking system could hold universities to account for all aspects of their performance, says shadow education minister

While sector welcomes changes to be rolled out ‘imminently’, subsequent reforms could prove less popular

Canberra also confirms plans to overhaul research assessment exercise and ‘take the politics out’ of grant decisions

Rampant discounting blunts income being made from steep increase in overseas students, as regulator plans action on recruitment

Reducing the number of universities in South Australia would fly in the face of the Universities Accord’s call for more differentiation, says Warren Bebbington

Institutions face stiff fines and worse for breaches in student support policies, as government courts sceptical opposition

New models beckon after ‘golden age’, sociologist predicts, as source countries seek to plug skills haemorrhage

Trip Down Under seen as a positive sign for international education on both sides of the Tasman

Critics say joint venture is doomed to fail in an ‘ultra-competitive market’, but Massey insists it has done its homework

Independent regulator would overcome entrenched conflicts of interest and remove ‘barriers’ for whistleblowers, according to former corruption commissioner

Gender gap reflects workforce patterns, not success rate bias, as women gradually boost their share of the spoils in an increasingly competitive ‘game’