Deep concerns were raised last week by the Australian Academy of the Humanities regarding the government’s proposed changes to university course fees, which will privilege a range of in-demand subjects (including nursing and teaching) and discourage students from embarking on ...

Australia’s peak body for the independent tertiary education sector is urging the government to retain the JobKeeper initiative, saying it has played a critical role in securing the sector. The Independent Tertiary Council of Australia (ITECA) said the initiative has ...

One of Australia’s premier public policy think tanks has recommended a $1 billion tutoring grant to help disadvantaged students whose learning has been set back by the COVID-19 school closures. The Grattan Institute has written a report outlining the need ...

A new study has found that girls as young as four can both overcome educational disadvantage and feel empowered to participate in STEM-based activities through emphasising play-based learning. Researchers at Monash University found that girls’ “thoughts and actions are endorsed ...

The peak body for independent education providers is calling for a limited extension to the JobKeeper scheme. The Independent Education Council Australia (ITECA) says extending the scheme beyond September “is particularly relevant to the English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has witnessed a mass migration to online learning, with some Australian universities being more experienced at it than others. Campus Review spoke to Associate Professor Petrea Redmond of the University of Southern Queensland (USQ), and a member ...

The Mitchell Institute at Victoria University will receive a $5.5 million grant from the Paul Ramsay Foundation to begin a community research program to improve the health and educational opportunities of young people and children in Brimbank, Melbourne. The grant ...

The novel coronavirus outbreak has created chaos in all aspects of our conventional life. Though this is primarily a health crisis, it has severely affected all forms of businesses worldwide. Unemployment rates have been rising steeply, and it has created ...

The creation of 58 short online courses has been welcomed by the Independent Tertiary Council of Australia (ITECA), the peak body for independent providers in the higher education, vocational education, training and skills sector. The new undergraduate certificate courses (spanning ...

Australian universities were left exposed and shocked when health experts and the government decided to close the country’s borders. But this was not some kind of shock that would bruise Australian universities, leave them scrambling for money and jettisoning courses ...