Credentials ‘increasingly important’ for any job More people need degrees just to keep up with the crowd, analysis of Australian census data suggests By John Ross 30 August
‘Immense’ delays for Australia-bound PhD students ‘camouflaged’ One in five waiting more than a year for doctoral visas despite claims processing times have been speeded up By John Ross 29 August
Canberra unveils ‘measured’ international education reforms Australian rule changes, like UK clampdown and mooted Canadian cap, coincide with exploding enrolments from South Asia By John Ross 28 August
Australian R&D investment hits 17-year low Figure emerges as Intergenerational Report highlights research’s role in arresting productivity plunge By John Ross 26 August
Sydney stays neutral on indigenous voice vote University one of the few to avoid pushing an institutional line on the forthcoming Australian referendum By John Ross 25 August
Australian research grant reforms gain political support While the removal of opportunities for political ‘meddling’ has drawn widespread approval, research advocates want more funding By John Ross 24 August
Australia’s great divide: rich universities grow as others falter Canberra may have chosen the right time to revisit university funding, as institutional accounts suggest a widening divide between the haves and have-nots By John Ross 24 August
Melbourne staff to strike for a week over pay and workloads Union blames ‘recalcitrant’ executives for walkout but university says it has bargained ‘in good faith’ and negotiations have been slow elsewhere By John Ross 23 August
Refund students for ‘dud’ degrees, Australian Liberal Party urges A domestic university ranking system could hold universities to account for all aspects of their performance, says shadow education minister By John Ross 23 August
Australia cracks down on ‘dodgy’ international education players While sector welcomes changes to be rolled out ‘imminently’, subsequent reforms could prove less popular By John Ross 23 August
Two-step grant applications ‘will transform’ Australian research Canberra also confirms plans to overhaul research assessment exercise and ‘take the politics out’ of grant decisions By John Ross 22 August
Modest profits from Australia’s international education boom Rampant discounting blunts income being made from steep increase in overseas students, as regulator plans action on recruitment By John Ross 20 August
