Domestic losses dog Australian universities While pundits predicted international woe from border closures, accounts suggest waning domestic demand is doing the damage By John Ross 12 April
Uncap university places in the bush, says regional lobby ‘Regional differentiation’ could help overcome ‘horrific gap in educational attainment’, says non-metropolitan network By John Ross 11 April
Inflation threatens ‘killer year’ for Australian universities As inflation soars and funding lags, administrators look for salvation in looming budget By John Ross 11 April
Australian universities face new wave of strikes Staff at more institutions vote for industrial action, as enterprise negotiations drag on By John Ross 7 April
Job-ready graduates? Bosses think so Australian survey results consistently show that employers have more regard than graduates for the job-preparation attributes of degrees By John Ross 6 April
Grievance studies hoaxer: research ‘replicating dominant ideology’ ‘Ideological capture’ of research and clampdowns on dissent are spreading, argues Peter Boghossian By John Ross 6 April
Equity target ‘impossible’ for top-ranked institutions Boosting disadvantaged Australians’ share of university places requires biggest contributions from institutions already pulling most weight, study finds By John Ross 5 April
Social security eligibility rules ‘forcing students out’ Inconsistent policy settings dislodging ‘financially constrained’ Australians from university study By John Ross 2 April
Record losses at Australian universities The bigger they are, the harder they fall, as financial market pendulum swings back By John Ross 31 March
Australian university earnings crash back to earth Big reversals in first tranche of financial accounts, as Covid-era investment gains turn into losses By John Ross 30 March
Universities ‘not good change agents’ Australia’s underwhelming success in making university enrolments more equitable underlines the need to ‘address schooling’, forum hears By John Ross 27 March
Relief as Australia issues PhD visas While scores of doctoral students have at long last received permission to travel Down Under, the waiting list is long By John Ross 27 March