Doubts emerge over effects of Australia’s sweeping fee changes With student choice relied on to free up money for more university places, critics question the strategy and potential impacts By John Ross 19 June
Australian short course initiative ‘should be properly funded’ Discounted courses ‘are what the country needs’, but the numbers don’t stack up for universities By John Ross 18 June
Radical changes to Australia’s fees to fund 39,000 new places Winners and losers in minister’s proposal, with vocational degrees set to cost less as humanities fees explode By John Ross 18 June
More Australian universities cut jobs, pay Staff go despite salary trade-offs, as pandemic lays waste to institutional bottom lines By John Ross 17 June
Miserly Australian HE funding ‘a folklore’ ‘Cherry-picked’ OECD data creates unjustified picture of underfunded sector, analyst says By John Ross 17 June
How counter-cyclical are university enrolments? Historical data from New Zealand give cause for optimism on student demand. But how much is unclear, says Roger Smyth By Roger Smyth 17 June
Australian reliance on Chinese fees increased on eve of pandemic Figures show that some universities continued accelerating east Asian recruitment despite warnings By John Ross 16 June
International students ‘could return in July’: Morrison Internal border controls could stymie pilot entry proposals, Australian PM warns By John Ross 12 June
Murdoch and whistleblower withdraw legal action Critic to remain on Australian university’s senate, as institution promises review of governance processes By John Ross 12 June
Queensland student ‘suing’ university and leaders in China row Suspended campaigner says he is seeking A$3.5m damages in case sparked by controversy over university’s China ties By John Ross 11 June
Australian bosses say job losses inevitable after pay cut refusal Staff at some institutions agree to pay cuts to minimise redundancies, but only under union-sanctioned accord By John Ross 11 June
Beijing warning ‘will have limited effect’ on Australian recruitment Past advisories have not quenched Chinese students’ thirst for overseas study By John Ross 10 June
