Private colleges look to accord to level Australian playing field Always left holding the wrong end of the stick, independent institutions hope for a ‘reset’ from the misleadingly named universities accord By John Ross 9 November
Parenthood a key factor in Covid’s gender inequities Point-in-time study quantifies pandemic’s differential impacts on academics with children – particularly mothers By John Ross 9 November
Government and business ‘letting Australia down’ on research Go8 questions outsiders’ commitment to research, after advisory body raises doubts over education’s contribution to productivity By John Ross 8 November
Australian defence department ‘should bankroll university places’ Other suggestions to ease military skill shortages include funding future reservists’ studies and ‘opening up’ to international students By John Ross 8 November
Australia charts path to pre-pandemic online teaching rules While remote delivery remains popular with many international students, authorities hose down prospects of fully online degrees By John Ross 7 November
Australian income help ‘far too low’ for few students who get it Student union demands overhaul as post-Covid cost pressures exacerbate student poverty By John Ross 4 November
Australian tuition fee review ‘must go back to first principles’ Policymakers will need to work out exactly what ‘equity’ means before entrenching it in new funding arrangements By John Ross 3 November
Institutional diversity cannot flourish without tuition fee variation 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 By Robert Griew 2 November
Fears for overseas students following Australian cyber breach Data theft from health insurance giant stokes fears that students could be targeted by hackers or their impersonators By John Ross 1 November
Duncan Maskell on presiding over disagreement Melbourne boss explains why knowledge is service, and why unbridled casualisation would displease his dad By John Ross 1 November
Fixing Australia’s visa backlog ‘requires long-term funding’ Australian government’s cash injection may provide short-term relief, but lack of clarity hinders planning, says former civil servant By John Ross 30 October
Universities belatedly given role in addressing Australian skills gaps Late amendment to legislation means institutions must be consulted by new Jobs and Skills Australia agency By John Ross 28 October
