Australia and New Zealand

Influential Australian politician backs consideration of migration incentives, but rules out ‘hard link’

Inexperienced and over-zealous officials blamed for spike in visa rejections

But lukewarm interest from China and India suggests more work is needed on safety, work prospects and perception of quality

Universities’ marketing and motherhood statements fall short of students’ ‘more nuanced’ perceptions, Australian audit finds

Foreign interference and cybersecurity are ‘right problems’ for university leaders to be focusing on, minister tells chancellors

Universities have done themselves a disservice by playing politics and overlooking the public mood, chancellors say

As companies seek to supplant university courses, Nobelist fears policymakers blinded by promises of cheap and easy

Up to 50 staff at wealthier Australian institutions out-earn the average English vice-chancellor, FOI documents reveal

But administrators must weigh the risk of hanging on to data against getting rid of it too soon

Covid’s impacts are yet to take the sheen off local universities’ rankings performance, with their average scores now topping the world

NTEU council rejects outright condemnation and resists push for expulsions

We must examine how our measures of merit are impacted by culture, context, place and hierarchy, says Cheryl de la Rey