Timing quirks determine winners and losers from Australian caps Process for limiting international student recruitment ‘like a game of musical chairs’, Senate committee hears By John Ross 6 September
New Colombo Plan changes ‘will reverse equity gains’ Mandating longer study abroad stints will sideline the students who benefit most and cannot manage independent travel, practitioners warn By John Ross 6 September
Ex-Labor leader Bill Shorten named as Canberra vice-chancellor Serving minister and former prime ministerial aspirant to lead capital city university By John Ross 5 September
New Zealand strike threats over ‘slow’ bargaining Pay negotiations ‘proceeding well’, administrators insist, amid argy-bargy on both sides of the Tasman By John Ross 5 September
Who wins and who loses if Australia goes ahead with overseas cap? Regional institutions hope to benefit as they are handed quotas higher than current numbers at expense of rich Group of Eight universities. But will effect of the policy merely put students off Australia altogether? By John Ross 5 September
Australia’s economy stalls after ‘crackdown’ on overseas students Latest figures showing that growth has fallen to lowest level in decades should be a ‘wake-up call’ for government, says Universities Australia By John Ross 4 September
‘Scary’ cash crisis looms at record pay university Institution that dispensed the highest vice-chancellor remuneration in sector’s history looking at course and job cuts By John Ross 3 September
UK universities expected to benefit from Australian caps ‘Unwelcoming’ government policies may see international students turn to other destinations, say education agents By Helen Packer 3 September
Fine print of Australian caps ‘a PR disaster in waiting’ Universities may be discouraged from taking on displaced students for fear of them counting towards their quota, policy expert warns By John Ross 1 September
Australian universities clash as caps thwart plans for growth Top-tier institutions accused of not engaging with concerns about scale of overseas cohorts By John Ross 30 August
Constitutional challenge to Australian caps ‘unlikely’ But flaws in controversial bill are already creating problems, according to top legal scholar and university leader By John Ross 28 August
Researchers find exam answers for half their modules on Chegg Australian scholars say improving response times make website ‘an appealing tool’ for cheating, but findings are disputed By John Ross 28 August