The federal government will spend $9.1m to support a business case and consultation process to define the scope of a National Skills Passport. The Universities Accord recommended the concept of a National Skills Passport in its interim report to Education ...

A University of Sydney (USYD) law professor has successfully sued the state of NSW for assault, battery, and false imprisonment after being violently arrested by police during a peaceful protest on campus. Professor Simon Rice, chair of law and social ...

Techno-anthropologist Genevieve Bell AO will be the first woman to lead the Australian National University, taking over from Nobel prizewinner Brian Schmidt when he steps down at the end of the year. ANU chancellor Julie Bishop said Professor Bell, who ...

Australia’s top universities have slid down the most recent world university rankings; however, experts say the popular rankings shouldn’t be the sole barometer of overall success. Times Higher Education (THE) published its 20th edition World University Rankings this year in ...

The federal government has announced major changes are underway to combat the rorting of international student visas and to better protect students. Christine Nixon AO delivered a Rapid Review into the Exploitation of Australia’s Visa System (Nixon Review) to address ...

The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) members working at the University of Melbourne (UniMelb) and the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) will strike next week in a continuing battle with university management. UniMelb union members across campus will stop ...

The Victorian government announced on 12 September it will make studying to become a secondary school teacher free in Victoria in 2024 and 2025, hoping to quickly inject teachers into the workforce and at the same time support students through ...

Macquarie University has developed a free online microcredential to help Australians make an informed decision when voting in the Australian Indigenous Voice ‘The Voice' 2023 Referendum.  Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced The Voice Referendum on 30 July 2022, and all ...

The University of New South Wales (UNSW) will face legal action by the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) for allegedly failing to pay casual staff and keep accurate payslip records in March 2018. The investigation commenced in 2020 after the university's ...

One of the universal virtues that many higher educators share is its ability to transform lives. This is evident particularly for those who are the first in their family to attend university. Global university participation rates have grown from under ...