Policy & Reform
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How AI will change student experience
Artificial intelligence is poised to fundamentally reshape the student experience over the next decade, shifting universities towards personalised, always available…
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Anti-racism framework incoming for unis
Universities will need to comply with an anti-racism framework as part of the government response to the Special Envoy to…
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What has JRG done to postgrad study?
Our new research paper explored how the job-ready graduates (JRG) funding scheme slashed study costs for many postgraduate students, especially…
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Expert Council’s new Threshold Standards
All universities must from Monday explain how they will implement governance principles developed by Melinda Cilento, including a principle that…
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Students finding new ways to cheat in-person
Earlier this month the University of Sydney launched an investigation into allegations miniature spy cameras were used to record and…
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KPMG and other audit firms facing reckoning
The “big four” audit and consulting firms face a likely crackdown that could even lead to the firms being broken…
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Monique Ryan introduces HECS indexation change
Indexation of the HECS student debt scheme is a “stealth tax” on younger Australians and is stopping them from getting…
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Can domestic student numbers grow with caps?
How the tension between caps and growth plays out in practice will determine the success of Clare’s policy agenda.
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Equity student places uncapped through new funding
Legislation that aims to open the door to university for more students through a managed growth and needs-based funding system…
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Why is VET treated as a backup plan?
At the end of each school year, we see the same ritual play out. Year 12 results are released and…
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Assessments not preparing students for AI: Danny Liu
A sector expert has called on curriculum and assessment bodies to update how students are tested to ensure they are…
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Universities lose $12,000 per domestic student
New data revealed domestic student fees fall $12,655 short of the actual costs to educate them, whilst international student enrolments…
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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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Innovative Research Universities rebrands
Education Minister Jason Clare launched an alliance of nine universities he said will help increase tertiary attainment across Australia.
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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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UA chief Luke Sheehy on ATEC & TEQSA
The recent establishment of the Australian Tertiary Education Commission (ATEC) is the clearest sign yet that the Commonwealth wants a…
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New courses for int’l students on hold
Registrations for courses to teach international students English or vocational training will be put on hold for 12 months as…
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Coalition would slash int’l students
The proposed immigration cuts announced by the Coalition in its budget reply last week will have lasting negative effects on…
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How AI ‘personalities’ shape our actions
Artificial intelligence models do not have personalities in the human sense, but they do display patterns of behavior that people…
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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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What the sector wants in the Budget
With the Albanese government set to hand down the 2026/27 Federal Budget on Tuesday, the national dialogue has been dominated…
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Breaking down barriers to uni
With Education Minister Jason Clare’s stated aim to give more Australians the chance for ‘a crack’ at a university education,…
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$50,000 arts degrees look set to stay
A Greens bill to slash university fees for arts, law and business students is unlikely to pass the Senate, despite…
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UNSW’s AI companions for student wellbeing
UNSW researchers have developed AI companions designed to support students experiencing loneliness and isolation. The bilingual digital characters, Tom and…
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The future of agentic AI for university students
Universities stand at a turning point. For years, headlines have framed AI as a threat to academic integrity. That narrative…
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