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 ...

The Australian Universities Accord final report is a response to longstanding debate among Australian providers about what form of Tertiary Education Commission to recommend. Roger Smyth (pictured below) shares his experience working at the New Zealand Ministry of Education with ...

Western Sydney University (WSU) provost and senior deputy vice-chancellor Clare Pollock outlines how that university, at the centre of Australia's growth, is pursuing a mission based on local partnerships. Ms Pollock's story and the WSU story are at the heart ...

Teaching is under way in a new MBA degree based on the AUKUS alliance that is being offered jointly by three universities, one from each of the three AUKUS countries, The global executive MBA in defence and space is a ...

A 24-year-old man is in custody after assaulting four students on campus at the Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra on Monday, leaving one in critical condition. Former ANU student Alex Ophel has been charged with two counts of attempted ...

The Australian Universities Accord process gained widespread engagement and attention from higher education providers, leaders and interest groups across the system. As a means of developing an Accord across the sector’s providers with the government, it has been a big ...