Australian union leaders ‘paid too much’, say rival candidates Clash over officials’ salaries occurs against a backdrop of resentment over union leadership’s pandemic tactics By John Ross 20 July
Overhaul NZ student support system, say students Survey finds two-thirds of students go without ‘basics’ and renters pass 56 per cent of their meagre incomes to landlords By John Ross 20 July
Australia ‘back in the fold’ for foreign students Agents report surge in appetite, suggesting students have short memories By John Ross 19 July
Essay mill websites ‘get more hits than there are people on campus’ New cheating figures highlight need for new solutions as ‘under-pressure’ students find new ways to access banned websites By John Ross 18 July
Ethics guide details how researchers should work with wildlife Australian book weighs the ethics of evolving research techniques, including the downsides of drones and selfies with animals By John Ross 17 July
Australian equity ‘industry’ set for a shake-up While sector welcomes significant funding injection, future shape of national centre is clouded, as is much of its past efforts By John Ross 15 July
‘Surge in dodgy visa applications’ after Australia scraps work limits Pakistan, Nepal, Kenya, Ghana and three Indian states named as sources of ‘emerging integrity issues’ By John Ross 13 July
Kathleen Folbigg: expertise on trial over notorious child deaths Case of Australia’s ‘most hated woman’ highlights tensions between justice, science and courts’ need to distinguish between world experts and ‘proven performers’ By John Ross 10 July
‘Do it all’ culture ‘driving great resignation’ in academia Coursera co-founder warns that faculty are ‘burning the candle at multiple ends’ By John Ross 8 July
Plan for ‘catastrophic’ break with China, conference hears Vivienne Stern tells Australian conference that universities should make contingency preparations for collapse in relations By John Ross 7 July
Stick with Job-Ready Graduates reforms, Tudge tells Labor While contentious reforms were ‘a first for the OECD’, conference hears, they have reinforced a move away from taxpayer funding By John Ross 7 July
Doctoral dreams dashed as Canberra puts visa applications on hold Australia the biggest loser, universities warn, as protracted delays shepherd PhD applicants elsewhere By John Ross 7 July
