Australia and New Zealand

Student union demands overhaul as post-Covid cost pressures exacerbate student poverty

Policymakers will need to work out exactly what ‘equity’ means before entrenching it in new funding arrangements

Australia’s new Labor government must allow more fee flexibility for high-cost degree subjects otherwise genuine student choice will disappear, say Robert Griew and Ian Anderson

Data theft from health insurance giant stokes fears that students could be targeted by hackers or their impersonators

Melbourne boss explains why knowledge is service, and why unbridled casualisation would displease his dad

Australian government’s cash injection may provide short-term relief, but lack of clarity hinders planning, says former civil servant

Late amendment to legislation means institutions must be consulted by new Jobs and Skills Australia agency

Burgeoning commencements suggest international education risks setting itself up for another fall

While students with deferred loans are insensitive to price signals, new study suggests that universities are just as unresponsive

Regional Australian universities’ fears of losing ‘equity’ enrolments to city rivals prove unfounded

Students face invidious options after two years of educational derailment, Australian forum hears

Southern nation’s recovery coincides with concerning signs in Canada and the UK