Mick Grimley is the dean of education at Torrens University, which has recently introduced a graduate certificate in education (autism), specifically for teachers and other professionals who work with children with autism. Some of the stated objectives of this course are ...

The changes to VET FEE-HELP will not prevent a repeat of history unless they adequately address some of the systemic issues of the past and prepare the sector for the future. In early 2015, a private-equity firm rang to ask ...

A former politician hailed as a father of Australia’s current tertiary-education system has called on the federal government and the opposition to work together in reforming it. Former federal treasurer and education minister John Dawkins told the Australian Financial Review Higher Education ...

The Australian National University has shot up Times Higher Education’s Global University Employability ranking, coming in at 22. By climbing 10 places from last year, ANU bucked a local trend; the five other Australian institutions listed fell down the ladder. ...

Federal Labor has vowed to pump billions of dollars into universities, and would work to ensure that the higher education and VET sectors act cohesively if elected. Shadow education minister Tanya Plibersek said Labor would invest billions of dollars in universities and schools. ...

As a teenager, University of Adelaide vice-chancellor professor Warren Bebbington thought he would leave high school at the earliest opportunity and start an apprenticeship. Bebbington’s father also assumed this, as he left high school at age 14. It wasn’t until ...

With the release of the final recommendations of the Higher Education Standards Panel, federal education minister Simon Birmingham has announced that the government will soon respond to the suggestions, while flagging other policy changes in the works. In its report, ...

This is Campus Review's Profile series, in which we visit with an academic or researcher to learn more about them and their work. Tonelle Handley has joint positions with the University of Newcastle and the University of New South Wales. She is ...

"I disapprove of what you say but I will defend to the death your right to say it." This is a quote often attributed to Voltaire. Freedom of speech has a fundamental role in a democratic society. But what are ...

A report commissioned by the National Broadband Network (NBN) and the Regional Australia Institute has argued half of Australians will need high-level IT skills by 2030, and will also need to retain soft skills like communication and critical thinking. The ...