Policy & Reform
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Prime Minister announces productivity roundtable
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced a productivity roundtable between business leaders, unions and community associations with the aim of boosting…
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New shadow education minister selected, Sarah Henderson “disappointed”
The dumped shadow minister said Liberal women have been “overlooked” in the new ministry.
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How to centralise assessment: Opinion
Most universities dream of a future that embraces digital assessment and exams, but the journey to get there is complex…
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Danny Liu explains USyd’s AI policy
The University of Sydney’s (USyd) new artificial intelligence (AI) learning and assessment policy is commonsense for both teachers and students,…
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New international education focus in Albanese ministry
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced a new role overseeing international education with the appointment of Julian Hill as International…
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USyd responds to student concerns about ‘two-lane’ AI policy
The university arguably leading the sector in its use of artificial intelligence (AI) in assessment tasks has received criticism from…
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How Labor can use its strong majority to support universities
The higher education sector is craving stability and investment after the policy changes, regulation warnings and instability of Labor's last…
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Labor champions education accessibility in sweeping win
Australians have resoundingly re-elected Anthony Albanese as prime minister delivering Labor a huge majority, while Peter Dutton has lost his…
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Labor, Coalition and Green education policies compared
Australians go to the polls this Saturday to choose the next government. The Australian Labor Party, the Liberal-National Coalition and…
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$100m Coalition election promise to fund 200 regional medical students matches Labor
Regional and rural Australia’s doctor shortage is being targeted as an election issue by the Coalition, which is promising to…
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Education Minister’s western Sydney seat to be test for Labor
Education Minister Jason Clare's seat of Blaxland is considered safe, but the impacts of western Sydney's "melting pot" population on…
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Greens to push for free university in a hung parliament
Every Australian would be able to go to university or TAFE for free under a new Greens policy that would…
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Banks to waive HECS-HELP loans in mortgage applications
People with student debt can now borrow more for a house as new government guidance filters through to the banks.…
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Data breach affects 10,000 Western Sydney University students
Students from Western Sydney University (WSU) have had their data accessed and likely posted to the dark web in a…
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“I’m not sure it’s the Accord anymore”: Is our North Star already outdated?
Two prominent student-success-driven university leaders have urged immediate action to improve student success, warning against waiting for government green-lights like…
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Concern Dutton will push American-style crackdown on “woke” universities
The Coalition has warned it would use university regulator levers to review university degree course content to check for "woke"…
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How universities can use artificial intelligence to regain social license
Universities will need to prove to future students why university degrees are worth it in an artificial intelligence (AI) knowledge…
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Little in budget for higher ed
More tax cuts for every Australian and reiterations of measures that had already been announced marked Tuesday night's federal budget,…
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TEQSA can’t fix wage underpayment, VC pay issues: Governance inquiry
The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) has told the Education and Employment Senate Committee that the sector regulator doesn't have…
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Four universities being investigated over protests: Governance inquiry
The Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Authority (TEQSA) revealed four universities are being investigated for their handling of protests and…
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TEQSA to ask parliament for more power over universities
The Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Authority (TEQSA) will on Wednesday tell the Education and Employment Legislation Committee it needs…
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Will Trump’s “anti-wokeism” change DEI in Australian universities?
United States President Donald Trump's first six weeks of his second term has been defined by 76 executive orders, the…
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“Unis are not Centrelink offices”: Coalition’s pitch to university leaders
The Coalition would scrap Australian Tertiary Education Commission (ATEC) and have an independent tribunal decide vice-chancellor pay, opposition education spokeswoman…
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EXCLUSIVE: Ombudsman on what universities can do better now to support students
The National Student Ombudsman (NSO) First Assistant Ombudsman Sarah Bendall has revealed details of the 220-or-so student complaints she has…
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Mary O’Kane to lead ATEC from July, UA chief’s pitch to press
The chair of the Australian Universities Accord is to lead the yet-to-be-established Australian Tertiary Education Commission, Education Minister Jason Clare…
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