Covid ‘claims up to 36K casual jobs’ in Australia Analysts say industrial solutions must be adopted to wean universities off their dependence on casual staff By John Ross 26 November
Prospective PhDs waiting more than two years for Australian visas Australian officials mute as exasperated foreigners watch study and career opportunities evaporate By John Ross 26 November
Colleagues ‘over the moon’ at academic’s release from Iran As Australia’s Kylie Moore-Gilbert prepares to come home, UN human rights observers express grave fears for Iranian-Swedish academic By John Ross 25 November
Many masters, few functionaries as professional ranks transform Unpublished Australian data show that number of regular support staff positions has shrunk while executive roles have expanded massively By John Ross 25 November
Australian universities entered pandemic on record reserves Snowballing international earnings buttressed universities’ wealth ahead of this year’s crisis while relegating federal government to minority funder status By John Ross 24 November
Australia’s lockdown state unveils A$2 billion innovation fund Victorian budget also confirms hardship packages for universities and foreign students and recovery strategy for international education By John Ross 24 November
Covid reaps empathy dividend Down Under Pandemic hardship has helped make domestic students aware of their overseas peers, study finds By John Ross 23 November
Australian state backs speedy return of international students Premier offers latest on-again, off-again signal about resumption of student flows By John Ross 22 November
‘Generation of research workers’ at risk in New Zealand Stalled research driving students into poverty and bleak career prospects, paper warns By John Ross 22 November
Lost in translation: student support ‘makes matters worse’ Words and their interpretations assume significance when lives are at stake, Australian research shows By John Ross 21 November
Reforms’ impacts on arts in Australia ‘an open question’ Expert views conflict on humanities graduates’ employment prospects, and whether Australian funding changes will make arts the preserve of the elite By John Ross 20 November
Make registration contingent on mental health plans, Canberra told Australian report also advocates expansion of online counselling By John Ross 18 November
