Ten years ago this month (March 25) The Conversation launched to a bemused and sceptical audience.  Countless people said beforehand: “So you want to get academics to write to deadlines?? Forget it. It won’t work. They can’t even write.” I ignored ...

Despite fears that financial insecurity and border closures brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic could destroy the international education sector, the situation may not be as dire as one might assume – as long as Australia takes the right steps. ...

More than 1200 members of Australia’s academic community have signed an open letter to state and federal education ministers to overturn what they see as a current corporate model of university governance and return it to its traditional roots. Three ...

As the Australian university academic year is about to commence, some students will enter courses fearing subject failure, particularly if they have demanding work commitments, don’t have a set study schedule and feel overwhelmed easily. The students' fear is supported ...