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Long-serving leader sentenced after quashing investigation of former USP administrators

New requirement ‘just the latest lever to reduce net migration’

Authorities shrug off calls for camps to be dismantled, amid reports of antisemitism but little evidence of violence

While the government plans measures to relieve placement poverty and student debt, observers also expect higher visa fees and financial capacity bar

Wealth gap widens Down Under, with mercurial revenue increases monopolised by the few

While indexation change was widely anticipated, backdating of the measure was not

Universities Accord will not lead to rethink of universities’ research requirements, departing Teqsa boss predicts

Filipino students look elsewhere as Australia downgrades risk rating

US, with the looming possibility of a second Trump presidency, deemed a more reliable education prospect than its anglophone rivals

New ‘process’ among proposals to improve quality and transparency of university governance

Australian higher education ‘in a good state’ but drive to widen participation brings challenges, says departing leader

Students carry the can for rental spikes and record low vacancies while alternative causes are overlooked, says accommodation lobby

Dozens of consultancy bigwigs feature in corporate-heavy council membership, according to union analysis

Substantial allowance ‘fair recompense’ for extra expectations on Aboriginal employees, Murdoch says

Latest changes encourage more recruitment from China for universities that already have the market cornered

Student loans among the ‘areas where we need to do much better with the younger generation’, prime minister concedes

Climate change is ‘exacerbating almost every type of illness’, and health graduates of all stripes must be geared up for it

Universities that only recognise academic integrity implications are ‘really missing the picture’

Overseas students’ rebounding satisfaction rates coincide with Australian policy moves to keep them out

Offshore venture will neither require funds from nor contribute to its struggling New Zealand parent, at least in the short term

Agents had not kept their clients in the loop despite pocketing thousands of dollars in fees, survey finds

New government’s decision spells the end of ‘back-breaking’ exercise, commentators say

Universities must gear themselves up to deal with an activity that has ‘evolutionary roots’, academic integrity expert argues

Scamsters enlisted dozens of Indonesian universities to embellish the educational benefits of a German holiday jobs programme, police say

Delays and baffling rejections are leaving their mark, analyst warns

Pivotal Australian report risks enshrining curse of ‘low expectations’, critics warn

‘Low-risk’ institutions now in the minority as universities carry the can for non-fraudulent visa refusals

Teachers fret about workloads and researchers about job security in ‘rare sport’ of academia

Both sides claim a win, with Pavlou lauding ‘legacy’ and university saying legal fees have been put to better use

Blacklist proposal could punish millions for the actions of their ‘autocratic’ governments, critics say

New government announces evaluations of science and universities after scrapping predecessor’s efforts to do likewise

Cost of not reimbursing mandatory placements could be higher, advocates warn

Despite explicit exemption for fundamental research, Greens warn that new regime will stymie collaboration ‘outside Aukus bubble’

Universities and particularly their students will not miss out in May, insiders predict

Universities helped stoke ‘anxieties’ driving an anglophone retreat from internationalisation, scholar argues

Communities are not static and campuses need to be able to roll with them, conference hears

Changes to funding body’s act end its term as ‘political plaything’

While critics decry ‘attack on academic freedom and integrity’, publisher says new blood prevents journal from becoming ‘insular’

International study suggests scientists consider X, formerly Twitter, as useful for dissemination, but less so for research

‘Further cuts’ required to meet government’s net migration target, expert warns

Changing funding rules could shift the dial on open science, Australian paper argues

Crucial crossbench senators signal support, amid opposition tirades against renunciation of ministerial oversight

Competitors can be friends when government acts like your enemy, Sydney round table hears

Australian visa refusals strain credibility, as data suggest foreign students are shielding the country from recession

Scientific method can inform an inclusiveness agenda that ‘works’, says former Blair adviser

Australian institutions say new research rules are not to blame as registration delays stretch on

Commentators under fire for doing their job should remember their ‘silent’ supporters, says author of harassment survival guide

While new Australian data identify regional universities as the most inequitable payers, experts highlight the ‘different conditions and challenges’

While ministers say they have fixed predecessors’ visa processing delays, published data suggests otherwise

Care needed to avoid scaring off doctoral students and burying officials in paperwork, senators hear

Conference hears that the quality of degrees is at least as important as the quantity and the disciplines

Payment of almost £5,000 would enable doctoral graduates to refocus on the job market and avoid burnout, says Hepi-British Academy report

Coalition pledges to consider landmark Australian report ‘in detail’

Best way to stop proposed oversight body going rogue is to avoid setting it up in the first place, conference hears

Key recommendation in Australian sector review report is substantially different from its historical namesake

Education minister has an ‘open mind’, amid debate over adapted plan for levy on international students’ fees

Enthusiasm for Australia’s visionary higher education review has been tempered by the huge implementation costs – both money and time

Locals-made-good laud the potential of more accessible – and visible – universities

Long-term reform blueprint prescribes teaching, research, student support and infrastructure funding overhauls

New body will have investigative powers and ability to settle complaints when universities behave ‘unreasonably’ – including recommending fee refunds