Policy & Reform
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NSW inquiry focus on job, course cuts
Submissions to the NSW government's inquiry into university governance have flagged issues with a lack of transparency through restructures at…
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Victorian inquiry into uni governance
Universities will face even more scrutiny in the coming months after a third government announced it will probe the governance…
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Furore over Stanford University AI conference
A controversial conference at a prestigious American university where AI will author and review academic research papers has faced worldwide…
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Intl students caught in child, drug trafficking
The federal will crack down on actors using international students that come to Australia as a means to fund child…
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Expert council on governance reports
Universities will be required to justify how much is spent on consultants and disclose whether vice-chancellors are drawing multiple incomes…
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Senators ask Bishop about $800,000 expenses
Senators have grilled embattled Australian National University chancellor Julie Bishop on her spending habits after she racked up nearly $800,000 in expenses while…
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Unis need modern tech for flexible courses
Calls for universities to offer shorter, more flexible courses that meet the demands of Australia's future economy must be met…
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Universities reject $430,000 VC salaries
University submissions to independent senator Jacqui Lambie's bill opposed limiting vice-chancellor salaries to $430,000.
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Framework to shape international education
An international education framework will shape the “next phase of maturity” of the Albanese government's vision of a quality-first, managed-growth…
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How UNE trained an AI-literate workforce
Almost all employees at the University of New England use AI each day to augment tasks, despite the wider sector…
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Inquiry calls for vice-chancellor pay caps
A senate inquiry has recommended Australian universities cap renumeration for vice-chancellors and senior executives, finding they are rewarded too generously…
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Senators ask VCs to justify $1m salaries
An Inquiry into the quality of university governance asked the vice-chancellors of universities who are cutting staff why they are…
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Government to reform ‘toothless’ TEQSA
The federal government has published a consultation paper calling for suggestions to reform the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency…
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Sexual assault watchdog has ‘sharp’ powers
The National Student Ombudsman said students will welcome new gender-based violence rules that obligate universities to act on sexual assault…
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UA chair seeks $770m for course fee cuts
The first public speech of the new Universities Australia chair Carolyn Evans called on taxpayers to chip in $770 million…
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What’s in HE gender-based violence code
The National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence passed through Parliament on Monday.
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Jennifer Westacott on economic roundtable
Universities should offer shorter, cheaper, more accessible courses that recognise prior learning to play its part in boosting Australia's productivity,…
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The jobs gen AI will change the most
A new report has found that clerical and administrative workers, telemarketers, salespeople, receptionists and programmers are the most likely to…
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Minister gives TEQSA more university powers
Education Minister Jason Clare granted the university regulator's wish for more power over universities.
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NSW inquiry into ‘university crisis’
The NSW Upper House on Monday referred a Parliamentary inquiry into its universities to investigate and report on the “crisis”…
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Peak bodies criticise red tape in sector
Peak higher education bodies have warned a Senate inquiry against counterproductive over-regulation and towards proper university funding ahead of the…
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Productivity Commission to push RPL
The Productivity Commission has urged the federal government to focus on recognition of prior learning ahead of the Treasurer's economic…
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Racism everybody’s issue: Commissioner
Race Discrimination Commissioner Giridharan Sivaraman said all institutions have a responsibility to stamp out racism in his National Press Club…
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Students call for AI art class cancellation
The University of New South Wales has come under fire for offering a new subject which requires students to use…
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University role in productivity roundtable
A tax write-off for small businesses that hire PhD graduates, lower course fees and higher PhD stipends are some of…
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