Australia and New Zealand

Australia is top-performing nation for first time in five years, while the United Arab Emirates is on the rise

University leaders pin hopes on forthcoming review, as funding erosion and regulatory inflexibility threaten core capability

Applicants to one of Australia’s major funding streams report spotting tell-tale signs of chatbot use

But almost half of surveyed students still want to work more than the newly raised cap

Union president at transgender row university backs action against ‘bigots’, but draws the line at property destruction

Staff ‘shell-shocked’ as declining enrolments, mounting costs and investment reversal trigger call for voluntary redundancies

Critics say a temporary boost, in the form of money that had been earmarked for universities anyway, will not compensate for starvation rations

Observers welcome ‘funding correction’, bankrolled from ‘transfer of underspends’ amid flagging enrolments, but say permanent solutions are needed

Regional Australian university to resurrect city campus, as graduate work rights and online study limits douse interest from international learners

Overhaul of rule that removes student access to government subsidies if they do not complete at least half of their subjects under ‘active consideration’

Flat or declining enrolments across Australia spell trouble for university finances and the broader economy, observers warn

Eliminating fees would pay for itself through tax while boosting equity of access, Duncan Maskell insists