More work needed on university security, Australian agencies say Defence controls, research fields and New Colombo Plan in the frame, as bureaucracies flag foreign interference risks By John Ross 7 January
More universities planning to drop lectures after pandemic Sector leaders question viability even when people can again gather in big crowds, with Australians leading the sceptics By John Ross 7 January
Security advice latest step in Australian ‘interventionist shift’ Perfunctory guidelines tell Australian universities little they did not already know, but herald welcome dialogue By John Ross 5 January
Australian minister tipped to rethink building blocks of degrees New minister’s old work on online education could be revived to encourage tertiary sector integration, experts say By John Ross 3 January
More Australian universities eye Indonesia Queensland institution spies ‘opportunities’ beyond Java By John Ross 28 December
More Australian research grants vetoed by outgoing minister Overruling of funding recommendations, apparently over security concerns, divulged following minister’s departure By John Ross 23 December
Lecturer ‘penalises whole class’ over cheating allegations Australian incident could reflect exasperation at ‘spike’ in misconduct detections By John Ross 22 December
Australian regulator ‘overcomplicating’ scholarship Critics say draft benchmarks for assessment of scholarly activity are overprescriptive, exclusionary and onerous By John Ross 20 December
Alan Tudge named as Australian education minister MP brings ‘a good understanding’ of international education and a chequered record on refugees and staff relations By John Ross 18 December
Australian subject funding reforms struggling to deliver results Long-standing cost pressures exacerbated by the pandemic swamping Canberra’s efforts to mould university efforts to economic needs By John Ross 18 December
Notre Dame elevated to Australia’s ‘public’ network Expert says favourable treatment of Catholic university is “logical”, but criticises optics of handout to another Catholic institution By John Ross 17 December
Industry-backed research ‘much more supportive’ of Big?Food Commercial aid steers research agenda away from public health impacts, Australian study suggests By John Ross 16 December