Australia has been generous, international students say New developments suggest Covid fallout may not be as devastating as feared for international education flows By John Ross 9 September
Australia cancels Chinese scholars’ visas Literature specialists barred as Australia’s relationship with China sinks another notch By John Ross 9 September
Australian academics muzzled and journal papers altered: survey Self-censorship, fuelled by fears of media misrepresentation and overstepping expertise, is more problematic than external suppression By John Ross 9 September
Opportunity looms for Australia’s independent sector Soaring demand and a slightly more even playing field augur well for private and independent higher education providers By John Ross 9 September
More teaching and less research, Australian universities tell staff With the pandemic triggering greater emphasis on class time, something has to give as teaching-research model collides with sector’s ‘real-world’ problems By John Ross 6 September
Australian universities ‘better off if legislation fails’ Fee and subsidy overhaul will not solve anything, policy guru says, as government reforms go under the microscope By John Ross 3 September
World Academic Summit: AI advocates ‘not angry enough’ about university funding Panel stresses importance of ethics training for field that generates moral questions ‘on steroids’ By John Ross 2 September
THE World University Rankings 2021: Australian front-runners surge But observers question whether it can last, as pandemic lays waste to the business model By John Ross 2 September
University of Sydney prepares to shed staff No redundancy target announced as Australian university braces for massive loss of international earnings By John Ross 1 September
Australian legislation: prospects of inquiry rise despite knockback Senate vote suggests government has a fight on its hands with proposed funding changes By John Ross 1 September
Canberra orders probe into ‘foreign interference’ in universities As hopes sour for a senate inquiry into proposed domestic funding arrangements, universities’ China links fall under another spotlight By John Ross 31 August
Universities must remain international after the pandemic Higher education institutions are inherently global and they thrive because of their openness, not in spite of it, says Duncan Maskell By Duncan Maskell 30 August