Banning ChatGPT in unsupervised exams ‘pointless’ Generative AI is ‘a bit like teenage snogging – everyone’s doing it although no one really knows how’ By John Ross 1 July
Massive increase to Australian student visa fees ‘Outrageous impost’ to fund domestic education initiatives is ‘robbing Ranjit to pay for Richard’ By John Ross 1 July
‘Inflection point’ for disabilities in higher education Political and fiscal realities are driving changes in the treatment of a ‘long overlooked’ community By John Ross 30 June
Australian opposition pushes for campus antisemitism inquiry Proposed commission would probe ‘massive surge’ in antisemitic incidents and ‘capitulation to extremists’ By John Ross 28 June
Faux ‘demand-driven’ equity approach won’t work, Canberra warned Students from disadvantaged backgrounds will be treated little differently from their privileged cousins, critics say By John Ross 27 June
New Zealand universities to scrap quality audit body Kiwi institutions committed to ‘academic audit as a concept’ but look to save costs By John Ross 26 June
Australian ‘wage theft’ underpayments ‘nearing A$400 million’ Union demands parliamentary inquiry as instances continue to emerge By John Ross 26 June
Universities may face managed decline under domestic student caps As Australia mulls ‘hard’ caps on domestic as well as international students, expert warns of unintended consequences By John Ross 21 June
Australian exit from Horizon Europe talks a ‘missed opportunity’ Canberra quietly scrapped plans to join world’s biggest research collaboration scheme in mid-2023 By John Ross 21 June
Australian commission ‘risks becoming too-hard basket’ Proposed body must have ‘mundane’ expertise and avoid being the ‘long grass of policy’, new group says By John Ross 21 June
‘Principles, not price’ should guide Australian fees: report Accord panellists’ ‘preferred options’ also include ‘equity levy’ on high-fee courses and no change to international education By John Ross 20 June
Australian politicians ‘dreaming’ over overseas student caps Crackdown proposed without any forethought about the broader consequences, Press Club hears By John Ross 19 June
