The government’s job-ready graduate package looks more likely to pass the upper house in October, with peak bodies and universities accepting the majority of the bill in the face of vocal opposition from Labor. The Senate Education Legislation Committee heard ...

Research for a COVID-19 vaccine is happening worldwide and is a vital factor in helping combat the coronavirus pandemic. Concerning reports are emerging from intelligence agencies in the UK, USA and Canada saying they have identified hacking attempts and cyber ...

There is general consensus that Prensky (2001)[1] was correct in his view that there are digital natives and digital immigrants – and that such personas would impact on future notions of learning and subsequently teaching. I hasten to add that ...

Data released by an Australian National University database shows that Chinese investment in Australia has plummeted by over 47 per cent, from $4.8 billion in 2018 to $2.5 billion in 2019. Further, drawing on data released by the university’s Chinese ...

The peak body for Australian education in India has released a report that shows promising signs for Australia’s beleaguered university sector. During August, the Association of Australian Education Representative in India (AAERI) surveyed prospective international students from both India and Nepal. ...

A concerning situation is quickly developing for more than 100,000 independent tertiary education students in Victoria due to the state’s COVID-19 shutdown. The fear is that many of these students will be unable to complete their studies this year and ...

The latest Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) report highlights that Australia’s public spending on education is shrouded by private investment and is below the OECD average. Dr Emma Rowe, an expert in school funding and education policy at ...

The federal government has poured millions into encouraging more women to enter careers in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM), but uncertainty remains about which – if any – of the programs are delivering results. This is what astrophysicist Professor ...

A controversial strategy that involved moving Indigenous Australian students off country and relocating them at boarding schools to improve their educational opportunities has failed, a new report concludes. The report was led by Dr Marnie O’Bryan and Dr William Fogarty ...

The peak body for Australian universities has warned that immediate relief is required to support the university sector in its prebudget submission to government. Universities Australia (UA) says such relief is needed to ensure Australia’s research remains strong and investments ...