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Foundation skills got a big budget boost, but the federal government has shaken the foundations of NSW and Queensland TAFE funding. By John Ross. Foundation skills might have been the big winner in this year’s federal budget, with a $119 ...

Market changes in international education are more about policy creep than market conniptions. By John Ross. Fly-by-night private colleges focused on profits rather than quality have copped much of the blame for the problems in international education. But the private ...

Unis are opening their doors – and particularly to low-SES students, new figures suggest. Australian higher education is on track to achieve both of the Bradley targets, with a big rise in offers for university places skewed towards applicants from ...

International education is worth more than ever, official statistics show. But the good news is a late-arriving message from earlier times, before the industry had a stroke. International education was worth a record $18.6 billion to Australia last year. But ...

The process of modernising of the AQF is creating friction among stakeholders and accusations of lack of transparency. The overhaul of the Australian Qualifications Framework has been strongly criticised for its lack of transparency, piecemeal approach to releasing policies and ...

The elder statesman of higher education to hang up his hat. Agent provocateur, defender of the faith, formidable mover and shaker and fearless advocate for quality, one of the biggest characters (in every sense of the word) in Australian higher ...

Some dismiss dual-sectors as nothing more than institutionalised frameworks for sectoral brawling. But they’re generating plenty of interest, says Leesa Wheelahan. In 2001, the dual sectors admitted just over 9 per cent of students to higher education on the basis ...

A new feasibility will look at how multiple tertiary education providers may help improve a region’s dire higher education participation record. Collaboration is the new byword in the drive to make higher education more equitable. And now five universities and ...

A national poll has found that 75 per cent of Australians believe that violent attacks on Indian students have damaged our relations with India. Despite diplomatic and legislative action by government, almost three quarters of Australians believe that violent attacks ...