Survey shows research offices fail to support journalism research portfolios A newly established Council of Journalism Professors (CJP) will fight to ensure journalism is recognised as academic research. At a meeting of the council held in Sydney last week concern ...

The other recalcitrant state – from a VET perspective – is now set to become the other non-Labor state. And it means lower VET fees and different international education policies. The Coalition’s apparent win in Victoria on Saturday paves the ...

ACPET says the immigration department has misrepresented it over the latest changes to student visas. Just days after a meeting of stakeholders led to an apparent détente with the government, the private training peak body is back on the warpath ...

Plans for legislation to create a national VET regulator may face delays The legislation is expected be tabled in federal parliament in the final sitting but the NSW parliament first needs to pass a bill transferring its regulatory powers to ...

Policy proposition to stem billion dollar losses in international education sector Desperate to avoid industry collapse, international education advocates will petition Immigration Minister Chris Bowen to amend the nation’s student visa program, at an meeting being held in Canberra today, ...

The lower house may have voted for a student services and amenities fee, but the Senate – and legislative process – still stand in the way. On-campus services appear unlikely to be thrown an eleventh-hour financial lifeline, despite last week’s ...

For a state at the pointy end of educational innovation, Victoria’s election has turned into a tertiary education-free zone. The Victorian ALP appears to have defused skills as a contentious policy area, with tertiary education barely rating as an election ...

Researchers share emerging evidence on down side of going global Rapid social change appears to be driving a rising suicide rate in Asian-Pacific countries, a suicide prevention conference heard in Brisbane last week. Appearing at the 4th Asia Pacific Conference ...

Growing demand for tertiary qualifications among domestic students Postgraduate studies and short courses are becoming increasingly popular among students, a report into the industry shows. The report, from business analysts IBISWorld, shows an increased demand among Australian adults for tertiary ...

The regions could benefit from the new migration points test, but any spinoff for academia could depend on the latest review of the Skilled Occupation List. The new points test for general skilled migration could give a shot in the ...