Melbourne rejects job protection deal Australian universities decline union-sponsored agreement, citing individual circumstances and governance concerns By John Ross 15 May
Three in four Australian v-cs take pay cuts Many bosses lead from the front, ceding 20-plus per cent of their pay to help plug pandemic shortfalls By John Ross 14 May
More student enrolments bankrolled in New Zealand budget Some succour for NZ universities and students in budget aiming to support training for those who have lost jobs in crisis By John Ross 14 May
Is this the crisis higher education needs to have? The Covid-19 pandemic offers universities a once-in-a-generation opportunity to put their dysfunctional strategies behind them, argue Timothy Devinney and Grahame Dowling By Timothy Devinney 14 May
Job-saving plan stonewalled on two fronts at Sydney Redundancies beckon at Australia’s oldest university as bosses and workers alike hold the line By John Ross 13 May
Australian university-staff accord ‘will save 12,000 jobs’ Bitter internal conflict brews over union plan to offer pay concessions in return for employment safeguards By John Ross 13 May
Jobs on the line as Australian sector bleeds billions Academic union faces member fightback over détente with university administrations By John Ross 12 May
Pandemic’s impact on Australian research ‘protracted’ Innovation on the line, as coronavirus unleashes domino effect on research mainstream By John Ross 11 May
Tenuous Australian research funding ‘undercut by pandemic’ Clay feet of cross-subsidy policies exposed by Covid-19 crisis, representative groups say By John Ross 11 May
This year’s ATAR could be even less predictive of student success than usual The disproportionate impact of Covid-19 on poorer students makes the case for a stripped-down ranking in 2020, says Conor King By Conor King 11 May
Australia flags limited opening of campuses, borders ‘Three-step plan’ would allow gradual increases to class sizes, with borders inched open for foreign students By John Ross 8 May
Covid crisis could see 'learning designers' supplant academic roles While overhauls of workforce and institutional architecture beckon, Australian report predicts esteem for expertise in post-pandemic world By John Ross 8 May
