Australia and New Zealand

Students who take promotional jobs could face massive fines and prison time, Australian regulator says

Australian budget wish list also includes more research funding and extended transition funding for the new fee and subsidy regime

At least 10 Australian universities in the red, after three Victorian institutions notch A$50 million deficits

Credit analysts warn of mass job losses, struggling peripheral businesses and homogenisation of the student mix

Train up translation specialists and fix anomalies that discourage collaboration, Australian representative group says

Independent lobby welcomes new short course funding and regulatory ‘reprieve’ but rails against perpetuation of ‘unfair’ loan fee

Ratings agency credits lay-offs, casualisation and course cuts for Australian universities’ ‘relatively robust’ position

Survey finds that aspiring overseas students are still looking for promise of face-to-face teaching

Covid safety almost a liability as Australia and New Zealand relegated as ‘spectators’ rather than participants in international education recovery

Lawmakers ‘desperately seeking innovation nirvana’ fail to buttress it with steadfast policies or durable statistics

Losses far worse than they appear on paper, v-c warns, as institution reels from plunging investment and international income

Region retains pre-eminence in league table based on alignment with UN’s Sustainable Development Goals