Labor: stop the ‘bickering’ on Australian university policy Tanya Plibersek proposes accord with political opponents, while former Liberals accuse ex-colleagues of lacking leadership By John Ross 16 August
‘Worst to come’ for Australian university finances, warns minister Education minister concedes impact of plummeting international enrolments, but says things would be worse without intervention By John Ross 16 August
Universities ‘just another knowledge provider’ by 2030: report EY ‘thought experiment’ probes a 2030 where teaching costs have evaporated and universities have lost their primacy By John Ross 15 August
Overseas student hopes rise as New Zealand plans for open borders Access and safety in the one package, as island nation banks its Covid management success By John Ross 13 August
Australian pay code seeks to ‘dampen’ executive salaries Voluntary principles may be a fait accompli, with chancellors who endorsed them also sitting on remuneration committees By John Ross 12 August
Policy details ‘portrayed as science’ during Covid Australian epidemiologists pressed to defend unscientific aspects of lockdowns, as politicians exaggerate the evidence base By John Ross 11 August
University leaders ‘sided against us’ on China: Turnbull Vice-chancellors acted like fawning retail attendants in Pretty Woman, former prime minister says By John Ross 10 August
Everybody needs good neighbours: Sydney heavyweights pledge détente Sydney and UNSW vow to collaborate more, while shrugging off snarky stereotypes By John Ross 10 August
University of the South Pacific v-c secures reappointment Pal Ahluwalia to run multi-country university from Samoa, as audit clears management of breaches By John Ross 9 August
With borders closed, ANZ universities reach out via ‘hubs’ Asia operations are either being expanded or newly opened as the countries' universities aim to keep students engaged and enrolled By Joyce Lau 9 August
THE Live ANZ: homespun delivery ‘boosts engagement’ Many might be digital natives, but students warm to academics’ warts-and-all e-learning efforts By John Ross 8 August
THE Live ANZ: ‘free’ education ‘taken for granted’ Whitlam and HECS fostered a ‘social psychology’ of indifference towards 中国A片, Australasian conference hears By John Ross 7 August