Australia’s peak university body is calling on the government to adjust entry requirements into graduate defence roles and to fund internships and work placements for up to 100,000 international students. Universities Australia told an independent review into the nation’s defence ...

A new law requiring foreign postgraduate students to obtain ministerial approval before switching degrees has been amended by the Albanese government. On July 1st, the federal home affairs department began an updated visa screening process to “manage the risk of ...

Former attorney-general and UK high commissioner George Brandis has been appointed as professor of national security, law and policy at the Australian National University. The now-retired politician accepted the distinguished position after serving four years as Australia's high commissioner to ...

New legislation to help shield universities from an increased risk of cyber attacks passed has through parliament. Under the federal government's second Security Legislative Amendment Bill, higher education providers will be mandated to report any significant cybersecurity incidents or ransom payments ...

Since 'complicit' was Dictionary.com's 2017 word of the year, 'foreign interference' could have been its top phrase. Special Counsel for the Department of Justice Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections is largely responsible for the ...