Australia and New Zealand

The new remit for the Higher Education Standards Panel flags up various regulatory issues that the minister wants to see addressed, says Gavin Moodie

Regional students and research facilities claim the spoils in a benign budget for universities

Average pay packages in Victoria push towards the A$1 million mark amid questions over whether spending more gets you better leadership

Reduction in graduate numbers to hit economic growth and tax revenues, says pre-budget modelling

Government says new student debt figures strengthen the case for change

Funding for organisation expected to be confirmed in federal budget

New Zealand institution’s switch could end confusion with similarly named institutions around world

As Malaysian politicians flirt with fee-free higher education, our Asia-Pacific editor John Ross, reflects on how promises of free tuition are often at the detriment of more useful policy

But Grattan Institute report urges government, institutions to steer those unlikely to finish towards cost-saving early exit

Regional institutions, facing uncertain funding future, build case for more federal support ahead of budget

Australian schools to run short of teachers as funding cuts and ‘bad media’ bite into education enrolments

Foreign students help drive the growth of Australia’s biggest cities