Australia and New Zealand

Passions run deep, as views on proposed commission of inquiry split mostly along political lines

Caps proposal sparks public spat among political stablemates, as analysis of social media chatter suggests student sentiment is plunging

Staff get a say on how, but not whether, to ditch lectures at merged university

Paper gains masked last year’s losses but harder times lie ahead, watchdog warns

College closures and job losses ‘inevitable’ as enrolment caps loom and visa waits lengthen

Limiting overseas enrolments will reduce diversity and hit capacity to fund programmes that enhance Indigenous higher education, says Barry Judd

Senate committee inquiry extended as members scrutinise impacts on vocational colleges

Both sides of Australian politics need to stop treating universities as ‘a political pawn’

Graduates now keenly aware of loan scheme rules and how to avoid debt blowouts, figures suggest

Author says country should acknowledge forces to suppress academic expression, irrespective of their ideological roots 

Process for limiting international student recruitment ‘like a game of musical chairs’, Senate committee hears

Mandating longer study abroad stints will sideline the students who benefit most and cannot manage independent travel, practitioners warn