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Visa hopping reforms are live
The Labor government has implemented its reforms to stop visa hopping, close transfer loopholes and impose tighter rules around international…
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UoM remains THE’s highest-ranked Aus uni
The University of Melbourne remains Australia’s highest-ranked institution for the 15th year, rising three places to 34th on the Times…
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Huge change for uni peak bodies
In the wake of ongoing issues around governance and executive leadership in the sector, Universities Australia and the University Chancellors…
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Visa rules tighten for international students
New visa rules will restrict family members accompanying most international students and curb course-hopping as the government targets lower migration,…
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Griffith graduate named next VC
Former faculty member and Griffith University alumnus Professor Jessica Vanderlelie has been appointed vice chancellor, becoming the first graduate to…
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ANU cops new TEQSA conditions
The Australian National University (ANU) has become the first public university in Australia to have conditions imposed on its registration…
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Cancelled course misused by ‘shonks’
The government has announced it will be cancelling the Graduate Diploma of Management (Learning) (GDML) for new international student enrolments…
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USyd workers strike over AI
University of Sydney NTEU branch members will strike for 24 hours today as part of planned industrial action due to…
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New ANU chancellor appointed
Dr Gordon de Brouwer was previously a professor of economics at ANU, and since then has held a number of…
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Where are our unis in ARWU rankings?
Australian universities continue to excel globally, with five ranked in the ARWU top 100. The University of Melbourne leads Australia,…
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Western Sydney launches brand campaign
For the first time in over a decade, Western Sydney University (WSU) has launched a brand campaign with a new…
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Abdel-Fattah sues La Trobe over Bendigo festival
Author and activist Randa Abdel-Fattah on Monday alleged the organisers of the 2025 Bendigo Writer's Festival discriminated against her on…
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Monoculture won’t solve skills shortages
A sector voice that helps refugees study in Australia said displaced persons remain a valuable source of skilled labour amid…
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Aus universities shine in sustainability rankings
Australian universities have placed well in Time Higher Education's Sustainability Impact Ratings 2026, with eight achieving a spot in the…
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How Griffith placed second in THE impact rankings
Global academic rankings of various kinds tend to share mostly the same top 50 universities in slightly different orders depending…
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UNSW tops rankings for first time
The University of NSW is now Australia's best university, according to the QS World University Rankings 2027, as it claimed…
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ICAC investigates alleged corruption at UOW
The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) will investigate the executive team at the University of Wollongong, including chancellor Michael Still,…
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Top universities fall in latest rankings
Some of Australia's top universities have fallen in the 2026 Centre for World University Rankings as the federal government was…
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Barney Glover appointed head of ATEC
Professor Barney Glover has been appointed chief commissioner of the Australian Tertiary Education Commission permanently, Education Minister Jason Clare announced…
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University staff warn tutorials overloaded
A survey of more than 4,000 university staff has found that class sizes have increased to unacceptable levels in the…
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No antisemitism definition at Aus unis
In the same week that students and academics were giving evidence into their university experiences at the Royal Commission on…
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2026/27 Budget and higher education
When it comes to higher education, the sector has expressed a mixture of disappointment and lukewarm support for the budget.…
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More resignations from ANU council
Four more members of the Australian National University Council have resigned from their posts following the departure of Julie Bishop…
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Julie Bishop resigns as chancellor of ANU
Former deputy Liberal leader Julie Bishop has resigned as chancellor of the Australian National University (ANU) seven months before her…
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Int’l students underpaid $3.18bn in wages
The systemic exploitation of workers on temporary visas has become embedded in Australia’s labour market, a landmark new report has…
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