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Australian university council members bear far less onerous ethical and reporting obligations than volunteer mums and dads, analysis finds

Debt forgiveness could reduce graduates’ borrowing capacity, as home ownership becomes defining issue of upcoming election

In recent years, politicians have flip-flopped in their attitudes and policies towards higher education, amid controversy over ‘woke’ agendas and the social effects of immigration. Ahead of next month’s general election, universities find themselves in both main parties’ bad books. John Ross reports

Staff blame recent bout of recruitment as USQ prepares to cut more than one in 10 workers

Withholding hundreds of thousands of Australian dollars seen as a way of enabling ‘clawback’ of future losses resulting from â€˜unobserved risky behaviour or malpractice’

Bill requires universities to promise not to ‘take positions’ on non-core issues or ban invited speakers because of what they might say

New boss rules out further forced redundancies as cash-strapped university aims to break even next year

Letter demands regulator action over â€˜egregious’ governance failures, but ACU says claims disproved by ‘basic Google search’

Renewed push for country to join Horizon Europe, as foreign minister urges universities to ‘diversify’

Key parliamentary ally seeks explanation over apparent discrepancies in reporting of consultancy spend

No word on whether US research partnerships must be registered for possible veto, after American authorities suspend contracts on ideological grounds

‘Hard-fought’ result no reason to ‘lose focus’ in a ‘turbulent and often unpredictable environment’, says Monash v-c