Australia and New Zealand

MP brings ‘a good understanding’ of international education and a chequered record on refugees and staff relations

Long-standing cost pressures exacerbated by the pandemic swamping Canberra’s efforts to mould university efforts to economic needs

Expert says favourable treatment of Catholic university is “logical”, but criticises optics of handout to another Catholic institution

Commercial aid steers research agenda away from public health impacts, Australian study suggests

Murdoch gives the language another year and backs away from proposal to sideline some academics from research

Virus management earns no brownie points for Antipodean education, with UK ranked higher even on safety

Anne-Marie Brady complied with policies and legislation, says Canterbury, but statement calls for ‘clarity’ amendments

Australian trials cancelled over interference with HIV tests

Visa applications to Australia put in too-hard basket, as waiting times approach 30 months

Survey finds females already carry disproportionate debt burden, ahead of fee hikes tipped to make things worse

New regime injects element of doubt into all foreign negotiations, research universities say

Australian stocktake urges pared back free speech policies, with civil behaviour desirable but not essential