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Simon Crean says there is more money in the pipeline for higher education if Labor is re-elected. Federal education minister Simon Crean last week indicated he supported a “substantial” increase in funding for higher education should the government be re-elected. ...

Private RTOs are set to join Canberra’s home-grown university system. Canberra’s home-made university system has notched a few new likely members, with its vocational arm – still a few years from establishment – now expected to hook up with local ...

Australian outbound mobility is much higher than some would have us believe, writes Stephen Connelly. The article ‘Mobility a one way street’ (CR, 02.08.10) seriously under reports the number of Australian students undertaking international study experiences. The real story is ...

Indigenous affairs have moved on in Australia, but Stuart Middleton says there’s a strange undercurrent. I have been in Australia a bit lately - conferences and a holiday. The issue of relations between governments and indigenous peoples has been not ...

Universities can play a key role in balancing the short-term interest and obfuscation that politicians in the climate change debate, writes Joseph Gora. The recent announcement of the ALP’s climate change policy by Prime Minister Julia Gillard was greeted with ...

Is voluntary teacher registration better than a mandatory scheme, asks John Mitchell. Improvements are needed to assessment practices in the VET sector. Research conducted last year by the National Quality Council (NQC) as part of a project entitled Quality of ...

The federal government has the Opposition’s support on the national VET regulator. But getting the states to agree is always tricky. There’s bipartisan support in Canberra for a new national VET regulator, but that hasn’t stopped the federal election throwing ...

It’s mostly “me too” on higher education, but fees are emerging as a battle front. The coalition would consider deregulating university fees – as well as reintroducing full-fee domestic undergraduate courses – but has otherwise embraced the ALP’s post-Bradley reform ...

With all other international education sectors now in serious decline, higher education is about to follow suit. Australia’s once indomitable education industry is now in freefall, with new statistics showing the predicted 30 per cent slump in visas for new ...