‘Hidden discrimination’ stalks Australian campuses No obvious solutions in sight as income support levels plummet By John Ross 27 February
Academic ‘quit lit’: power inequity ‘still present at exit door’ Parting shot the privilege of the established, as precariously employed academics choose less risky departures, says anthropologist By John Ross 27 February
The gender pay gap can’t be explained away Even women with identical performance ratings to men suffer large pay deficits. This must be fixed, say Ann Brower and Alex James By Ann Brower 27 February
Australian universities ‘could end up doing well’ after coronavirus Universities Australia conference also hears jurist stress human side of crisis, urging government to establish a ‘special student support fund’ By John Ross 26 February
Australia maintains coronavirus travel ban Situation will be reviewed again ‘towards the end of the week’, education minister to tell conference By John Ross 25 February
Universities tell charred Australia: ‘We’re here to help’ Don’t overlook universities’ warnings or their contribution to disaster prevention and mitigation, representative body tells government By John Ross 25 February
Australia should not relax its China travel ban The financial urge to allow Chinese students to begin the new university year must not trump public health concerns, says Salvatore Babones By Salvatore Babones 25 February
Cheats ‘exploiting false sense of security’ in exams Australian study warns against jettisoning essays in favour of invigilated assessments By John Ross 24 February
Coronavirus uncertainty persists in Australia and New Zealand Exemptions and detours under consideration, as universities and students grapple with open-ended travel bans By John Ross 21 February
Lottery for research grants backed by New Zealand academics Researchers support funder’s random allocation of research grants by a two-to-one margin, study says By Jack Grove 19 February
Coronavirus: don’t bail out ‘reckless’ campuses, Australia told Universities did not prepare adequately for a ‘foreseeable’ downturn predicted to slash at least A$2.8 billion (£1.45 billion) from education exports, claims sociologist By John Ross 18 February
Australian research yet to fall short of ‘national interest’ test Opponents see campaign to ‘diminish the regard for academic inquiry’ as political manoeuvring rather than real problem By John Ross 17 February
