Australia and New Zealand

Canberra yet to clarify future of ‘ministerial direction 107’ despite touting enrolment caps as a replacement

Opacity is a feature of a university sector that has ‘lost its way’, according to Australia’s newest sector leader

After waiting years for their visas, Australia-bound PhD candidates find that their university places have evaporated

Speculation over imagined backstabbings and betrayals is rife but the joining of two of Australia’s universities is more of a meeting of minds than clash of clans, insist vice-chancellors Peter Høj and David Lloyd

Vice-chancellor says it is ‘fine’ for international students to make up nearly half of Melbourne’s enrolments

University lobby demands revocation of ‘ministerial direction 107’, after education minister insists student quotas will be a ‘better mechanism’

Short-stay students should be exempted from both quotas and fee hike, says representative body

City dwellers appreciate international students’ economic contribution but think they add to housing unaffordability

Liberals ‘reserve position’ on international student bill, as Australian government pledges to release ‘indicative’ caps

As they brace for big policy shifts, inflation and flat domestic demand have left Australian universities more vulnerable than before Covid

Fee hike follows similar move in Australia, but from a much lower base

Australian stakeholders applaud indigenous focus but stress need for planning and resourcing