Sexual assault advocates have welcomed the announcement of a working group to address student safety in the Australian tertiary education system. Last week Education Minister Jason Clare announced the establishment of a working group led by higher education deputy secretary ...

The Australian Universities Accord has proposed a tax on international student fees as a possible solution to better fund the nation's research capabilities and infrastructure. The Accord panel released its interim report on 19 July, with a final report due ...

The Department of Justice has awarded over $10m in grants to non-profit organisations, supporting early intervention and response projects that address sexual violence. The DOJ announced 14 successful recipients of the NSW Sexual Violence Project Fund on 19 July. Among ...

Universities and tertiary education groups have welcomed the federal government's decision to uncap university places for Indigenous students. Two weeks ago, the government announced that all Indigenous students in Australia will be guaranteed a Commonwealth-supported place at the university of ...

University staff from seven Victoria universities are expected to stage mass industrial action next month over rising tensions with university management over pay and workloads. Union members from the University of Melbourne, Monash, Deakin, La Trobe, Swinburne, RMIT and Victoria ...

The University of Adelaide and the University of New South Wales will collaborate to deliver new research projects and scholarships under the government's $240m universities defence program. Research projects funded by the Trailblazer Defence program are expected to investigate issues ...

University Vice-Chancellors Bruce Dowton, Andrew Parfitt and Alex Zelinsky and Deputy VCs Clare Pollock, Theo Farrell, Merlin Crossley and Michelle Bellingan, as panellists at the HEDx conference in Sydney share "pithy" reactions to the interim report the day after its ...

University Accord panel chair Mary O’Kane has expressed her disappointment with the absence of diversity in the 300 submissions presented for consideration in the interim report, released last week. The interim report outlines a plan proposing five priority actions to ...

Macquarie University has negotiated the largest sustainability linked loan made by an Australian higher education institution – a $450m borrowing facility with built-in incentives to reward the university if it achieves environmental and social goals. Macquarie stands to gain savings ...

University experts have said that the federal government's plan to overhaul teacher education in Australia fails to address key workforce issues driving teachers away from schools. The Expert Panel, chaired by Sydney University vice-chancellor Mark Scott, released its final report ...