Australia and New Zealand

Inconsistent policy settings dislodging ‘financially constrained’ Australians from university study

The bigger they are, the harder they fall, as financial market pendulum swings back

Big reversals in first tranche of financial accounts, as Covid-era investment gains turn into losses

Australia’s underwhelming success in making university enrolments more equitable underlines the need to ‘address schooling’, forum hears

While scores of doctoral students have at long last received permission to travel Down Under, the waiting list is long

Focus on jobs and commercialisation inconsistent with sector’s ‘intrinsic purposes’, says Simon Marginson

As Australia pins workforce hopes on generous post-study work rights, research suggests universities must improve careers services

Freezing graduate debt and raising repayment thresholds could disadvantage those who never went to university, Australian departments say

Panel advises against punitive performance funding measures, opting for financial incentives and transparency

Demands of part-time jobs lead some students to settle for lower grades, with balancing commitments now biggest source of stress

China studies programmes and language courses are on the decline, just as understanding of the superpower is needed most

Broad agreement on the impacts of loan repayment arrangements, but less agreement on the remedies