Australia and New Zealand

Review calls for reduction in ministerial veto powers, highlights ARC’s role as ‘guardian of basic research’, but keeps applied research in the mix

University says attempts to retrospectively change a years-old agreement are about ‘resolving ambiguities’ around how staff are paid for student consultations

Single system for accessing skills training and higher education would remove longstanding barriers between the two, lobby group claims

With international students flocking here in record numbers, administrators deny they are enrolling foreigners to ‘offset’ domestic declines

While few dispute the need to increase the quantum, opinions differ over how to share the spoils

While pundits predicted international woe from border closures, accounts suggest waning domestic demand is doing the damage

‘Regional differentiation’ could help overcome ‘horrific gap in educational attainment’, says non-metropolitan network

As inflation soars and funding lags, administrators look for salvation in looming budget

Staff at more institutions vote for industrial action, as enterprise negotiations drag on

Australian survey results consistently show that employers have more regard than graduates for the job-preparation attributes of degrees

‘Ideological capture’ of research and clampdowns on dissent are spreading, argues Peter Boghossian

Boosting disadvantaged Australians’ share of university places requires biggest contributions from institutions already pulling most weight, study finds