Social climate bureaucracy is not the way to improve behaviour on campus Compulsory modules on good conduct risk causing more problems than they solve, says Binoy Kampmark By Binoy Kampmark 19 October
Ridd judgment leaves academic freedom ‘too ambiguous’ Don’t allow confidentiality clauses over issues connected with intellectual freedom, says sacked professor By John Ross 18 October
Australia must improve its post-study employment offer A more liberal visa regime could also help fill skills gaps as Australia looks to recover from the pandemic, says James Cauchy By James Cauchy 16 October
Australian state abandons arrival caps and quarantine But student return still likely to be delayed as airport processes come up to speed By John Ross 15 October
Peter Ridd’s lost appeal ‘a win for intellectual freedom’ Constitutional lawyer says Australian case will help frame courts’ approach to academic freedom issues By John Ross 13 October
Den Hollander minds the fort at Murdoch Former Deakin boss appointed to babysit her second Perth university By John Ross 13 October
Australian reef research sceptic loses appeal against sacking Peter Ridd judgment may encourage universities to hide behind ‘confidentiality’ veil, transparency advocate warns By John Ross 13 October
Deakin cuts 200 jobs as Australian redundancies roll on Union queries necessity, as sector braces for the loss of hundreds more positions By John Ross 12 October
Australian academics hunker down as pandemic rages Scientists less likely to risk switching jobs despite rising fatigue, flagging morale and gender equity going backwards By John Ross 10 October
First blood for Australian contract cheating law Court orders telecommunication companies to take ‘assignment help’ service offline By John Ross 8 October
Australasian experts: no overseas student influx before late 2022 While Australasian international education leaders are upbeat about vaccination, few expect ‘meaningful’ student arrivals any time soon By John Ross 7 October
Searching English publications only ‘misses vital research’ Huge study busts notion that everything worth knowing can be found in English-language journals By John Ross 7 October