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While safety warnings have been used as political barbs, the latest one alerts students to legitimate threats

Union endorsement proves crucial, as direct pitches to staff falter

While analysts fear cost and debt blowout, loan scheme architect says it can work with careful design

Buyer displays ‘confidence’ in Australasian student flows, as vendor exits region

Australian armed forces need new blood but are also keen on exchange, says Tanya Monro

But shadow minister laments slow reforms, ‘contradictory’ foreign influence positions and access policies that ‘set students up to fail’

‘Mother of ERA’ now charting its demise, as the ‘law of diminishing returns’ prompts a rethink

All options on the table as Australian accord seeks ideas before the ‘hard work’ of implementation begins

Almost 400 bachelor’s and master’s courses attracting enhanced post-study rights named as term-time working hours limit extended

Union calls for criminalisation of ‘wage theft’ with jail time for worst offenders

Number of postgraduates heading overseas after completing studies at elite institutions still below pre-pandemic levels

Legal action seen as ‘the only way’ to force universities to stop ‘divesting responsibility’, senate committee hears

Focus on volume risks harming student experience and hoped-for revenues may not materialise, report warns

Government backs parliamentary committee’s calls for action but promises ‘positive partnership’ with the sector

Data show wealthy students benefit disproportionately from NZ$200 million annual borrowing holiday

But some applications remain in too-hard basket, while others suggest universities have let their guard down

Big Group of Eight institutions got bigger while others suffered, exacerbating ‘David and Goliath scenario’

Clearer permanent residency pathways may not favour international students in Australia

Snap adoption of new teaching model, after half a century of gestation, shows that universities can get things done quickly

Warning of ‘stranded funding’ as bureaucrats bend the rules of a programme with too many goals

Country should strive to be more than a student hub, says second-term minister

University leaders should not outlive their ‘shelf life’, suggests Nobel laureate vice-chancellor

Australian regulator advises against shortcuts, such as recruiting moonlighting big hitters, as universities confront new research quality benchmarks

Special circumstances observed in snap reversal of Beijing’s stance on distance learning

Face-to-face classes suspended yet again as downpours dampen return to normality

Beijing’s abolition of Covid-era concession expected to spur international enrolments while generating logistical migraines

Living allowances become key part of the recruitment pitch, as universities battle for research students and students wrestle with inflation

Students, universities, investors and governments grapple for answers as Australian housing costs skyrocket and availability plummets

Financially troubled University of the South Pacific was left with £29 million black hole when leadership fell out with biggest member state

Fraud and fabrication are not rarities, suggests Australian survey of early career scholars

Poorly understood clause in new Australian act may oblige universities to reach terms with representatives, just as they develop a taste for dealing directly with staff

Rather than focusing on students’ plans after they graduate, Canberra should assure itself of their commitment to study

With fervent political support and promises of substantial funding, on-again off-again amalgamation now appears viable

Professional staff say ‘yes’, academics say ‘no’ as another Australian university bypasses the union

Home affairs minister pledges to speed up admission of world’s ‘best and brightest’

High upfront costs defeated the most recent proposal for the two South Australian institutions to join forces back in 2018 but now things have changed

Australian university representatives warn of unintended consequences from two-year limit in new workplace relations act

What makes a sabbatical special any more, asks professor, if it is a continuation of the demands of academic life rather than a break from them

White paper vows to reshape science sector but also shies away from suggested creation of base operating grants for institutions

While unions see applications in the private college sector, Australian universities worry about being forced to enter collective bargaining

As underpayment claims embroil at least half the sector, Griffith’s proposed circuit breaker provokes more discord

Cultural familiarity, sense of safety and soaring rankings foster interest in nearby countries

Joint programme eyes trifecta of research skills, disciplinary knowledge and business acumen

Critics claim victory as assessment of research benefits is handed back to the experts

Independent housing ‘moderately to severely unaffordable’, as locals opt for alternatives

Narrow line between success and failure in latest round of Australian competitive grant funding

‘Renaissance’ ideals of integrity may mean little to the sharing economy generation, Australian conference hears

Australian public service chief rails against scale in call for “alternatives” to huge comprehensive institutions

For all their collegiality, pay disparity in Australian universities is ‘not out of step’ with big business

Australian study suggests simply reinstating on-campus tests may not have much effect

Articulating numerical goals can focus efforts, commentators say, but not always in the right direction

Sector should use review to break free from internal preoccupation and ‘utilitarian’ focus on private domestic benefit, conference hears

Economist released weeks after being sentenced to three years’ imprisonment over ‘trumped up’ charges

Difficult decisions require uncomfortable truths, epidemiologist tells Pacific Rim universities

Non-partisan panel asked to update access targets and complete Bradley review’s unfinished business

Successful applications from south Asia fall off a cliff, as authorities struggle to distinguish genuine students from those with other things on their minds

You are part of the problem, academic union tells Labour, as government declines to ‘step in’

Funding council reviewer signals intent to recommend ditching ERA, rewriting national interest test and circumscribing veto power

New Australian arrangement hailed as long overdue by many, but critics warn of unintended consequences

Always left holding the wrong end of the stick, independent institutions hope for a ‘reset’ from the misleadingly named universities accord