As we head towards the federal election, both sides of politics are making a point of criticising universities and questioning their role in the community. Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has accused unis of focusing on “woke” issues that “just aren’t ...

Innovative Research Universities (IRU) has asked the federal government to invest in four key areas in the next budget, due March 25. IRU's pre-budget submission to government aims to continue the Universities Accord recommendations, from 12 months ago, which say ...

Australia's vice-chancellors will be questioned about their pay packages, instances of wage underpayment, and the use of external consultants in a new parliamentary inquiry into the quality of university governance. Labor Senator Tony Sheldon on Thursday launched a parliamentary inquiry ...

Australian universities and TAFEs are embracing and combining emerging technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR). These innovations are reshaping the further and higher education sectors, offering more engaging, accessible, data-based learning experiences for students, ...

A highly experienced lawyer has been appointed to lead the anticipated university watchdog and complaints function, after the legislation passed in the last sitting week of parliament. The Universities Accord (National Student Ombudsman) Bill 2024 passed in late November and ...

The Albanese government passed legislation through Parliament on Wednesday that will wipe $3bn of debt for Aussie students. The policy will link HECS indexation to the wage price index instead of the consumer price index, the latter of which has ...

Productivity Commission chair Danielle Wood gave universities a list of recommendations to improve teaching, learning, research and innovation in a keynote address at the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency annual conference earlier this month. The following is an excerpt ...

Peter Dutton has vowed to pursue deeper international student cuts than Labor after his party said it will side with the Greens and block the government's infamous cap legislation from passing Parliament before the end of the year. Mr Dutton's decision to ...

This episode discusses innovation from beyond public universities into the tertiary system, looking at innovative partnerships with global universities and private providers. It also demonstrates how partnerships with employer and tech companies can allow tertiary providers to thrive. President-elect of ...

How artificial intelligence (AI) will be used in universities has been a hot topic of discussion since ChatGPT was made publicly available in November, 2022. International EdTech company Anthology held a seminar on Tuesday at the University of Notre Dame ...