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China won’t prop up student flows to Australia any more, new data suggests. New student numbers will slump this year from all the top international education markets, with China now well and truly in decline as a source country, according ...

TAFEs could end up as the big winners from the federal government’s structural adjustment fund, even though they can’t apply in their own right – but they could also end up victims. Applications to the structural adjustment fund (SAF) suggest ...

In most cases it is about expanding participation both student and workforce, writes John Ross Griffith: Sport’s the key For Griffith University, expanding participation meant attracting students to one of its smaller campuses. Logan is in Australia’s fastest growing region, ...

South Australians want a contestable VET system, according to the state government. But the education union says there’s no evidence it will improve things. South Australians will receive guaranteed government-supported training places, its TAFEs will become statutory authorities, HECS-style loans ...

Several towns could gain university campuses, if SAF applications go their way. The Commonwealth “is not so interested in lots more bricks and mortar”, according to University of Ballarat vice-chancellor David Battersby, with TAFEs expected to host higher education’s expansion ...

Overseas students have a good experience here, according to the latest international student barometer – but universities need to keep applying the pressure. By John Ross. The number of international students coming to Australia may be waning, but those who ...

Relaxed youth allowance eligibility criteria may be introduced for regional students, despite the government’s fast-tracked review. By John Ross. The federal opposition is pushing ahead with plans to change ‘gap year’ eligibility criteria for youth allowance, despite the government’s commitment ...

Australian student visas are way pricier and slower than their competitors. But what really needs changing is the financial capacity test, the student visa review has heard. By John Ross. International higher education students should only be required to prove ...

Move aside Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney. Here comes Canberra, the Learning Capital of the world. By John Ross. The ACT would trump Victoria’s training guarantee by promising places for all its school students in the territory’s newly integrated tertiary education ...

The Senate has put the brakes on the legislation to establish the national VET regulator – and COAG has thrown an extra spanner in the works. By John Ross. The launch of the national VET regulator has been delayed by ...