No degree and little hope for protesting students behind bars Student leaders protesting their university’s failure to accredit their degrees find themselves in Papua New Guinea jail, after ‘opportunist’ torches vehicles By John Ross 2 May
University postpones free speech event, over free speech concerns Debate over how to handle polarised issues considered too polarising by students By John Ross 1 May
Australia plans to benchmark vice-chancellor salaries New ‘process’ among proposals to improve quality and transparency of university governance By John Ross 30 April
University of Melbourne v-c Duncan Maskell to step down Australian higher education ‘in a good state’ but drive to widen participation brings challenges, says departing leader By John Ross 29 April
Foreign students ‘unfairly blamed’ for Australian housing squeeze Students carry the can for rental spikes and record low vacancies while alternative causes are overlooked, says accommodation lobby By John Ross 27 April
Australian university governance a ‘circular system of patronage’ Dozens of consultancy bigwigs feature in corporate-heavy council membership, according to union analysis By John Ross 26 April
Extra pay for indigenous staff recognises ‘cultural workload’ Substantial allowance ‘fair recompense’ for extra expectations on Aboriginal employees, Murdoch says By John Ross 25 April
Australian student visa changes undermine campus diversity push Latest changes encourage more recruitment from China for universities that already have the market cornered By John Ross 24 April
Graduate debt relief expected in Australian budget Student loans among the ‘areas where we need to do much better with the younger generation’, prime minister concedes By John Ross 23 April
Embed climate change content in health degrees, experts say Climate change is ‘exacerbating almost every type of illness’, and health graduates of all stripes must be geared up for it By John Ross 22 April
International students ‘becoming happier’ than locals: surveys Overseas students’ rebounding satisfaction rates coincide with Australian policy moves to keep them out By John Ross 18 April
Massey pushes ahead with Singapore branch campus Offshore venture will neither require funds from nor contribute to its struggling New Zealand parent, at least in the short term By John Ross 16 April
