Employability ‘mantra’ supplanting higher education’s ‘inner core’ Focus on jobs and commercialisation inconsistent with sector’s ‘intrinsic purposes’, says Simon Marginson By John Ross 27 March
Foreign students left to ‘figure out’ employment scene As Australia pins workforce hopes on generous post-study work rights, research suggests universities must improve careers services By John Ross 23 March
Australia student debt relief proposals ‘regressive’ Freezing graduate debt and raising repayment thresholds could disadvantage those who never went to university, Australian departments say By John Ross 22 March
Carrots rather than sticks in Australian teacher education plan Panel advises against punitive performance funding measures, opting for financial incentives and transparency By John Ross 22 March
Nine in 10 Australasian students juggling study with paid work Demands of part-time jobs lead some students to settle for lower grades, with balancing commitments now biggest source of stress By John Ross 21 March
Fears for academia’s ‘peacemaker’ role, as China expertise wanes China studies programmes and language courses are on the decline, just as understanding of the superpower is needed most By John Ross 20 March
‘Overwhelming support’ for Australian graduate debt relief Broad agreement on the impacts of loan repayment arrangements, but less agreement on the remedies By John Ross 16 March
Review panel ties casualisation to international student growth Fluctuating foreign fee flows helped fuel Australian sector’s addiction to sessional staff By John Ross 15 March
‘Fail rule’ spawns ‘rotating’ cohort of vulnerable students Australian move to deny government subsidies to students who bomb out makes things worse for them, and no better for taxpayers By John Ross 14 March
Indian states blacklisted as Australian visa rejections soar Australian institutions suspend recruitment from India’s north, just as politicians and vice-chancellors launch charm offensive By John Ross 13 March
Process as irksome as proposal, as Sydney staff strike again Disquiet as sandstone university hires interstate corporate lawyer to bargain on bosses’ behalf By John Ross 12 March
Melbourne backs ‘yes’ vote in indigenous voice referendum Top-ranked institution joins UNSW, Wollongong and others in expressing support for indigenous voice to Australian parliament By John Ross 7 March
