Australia and New Zealand

The UK’s TEF experience should be a warning to Australia’s re-elected government not to settle for empty accountability, says William Locke 

There are plenty of pluses in being the only campus in town, new Australian v-c insists

Leap in proportion of ‘above world standard’ research may reflect decline in average citation rates around the globe

Cost growth still set to outstrip funding, as ‘fees free’ absorbs the fat

Australian university agrees to ‘further change’ at residential colleges

Repositories, publishing platforms and data annotating tools ‘also stuck behind paywalls’

Institutions urged to outline more clearly what undergraduates can expect of them

Reappointed minister vows to work with universities to improve regional schooling

Higher education sector should abandon small battles and focus on the long game, strategists say

Schools take credit for majority of literacy and numeracy development

Australian university says board of studies veto does not directly affect approval process

Crucial cash flow in jeopardy as regulator scrutinises bush institutions’ urban partners