A new report from the Mitchell Institute finds that Australian university profits took a nosedive in 2020, dropping $1.6 billion to just $669 million. Nearly half of Australian unis reported a loss and most struggled to break even. Only three ...

La Trobe University came out of 2020 with better than expected finances but it now anticipates a revenue downturn of about $170 million compared with pre-COVID forecasts. In an update on the university’s finances sent to staff this week, vice-chancellor ...

New figures released by Universities Australia show 17,300 jobs were lost in the university market in 2020 along with an estimated $1.8 billion in revenue compared to 2019. UA CEO Catriona Jackson said the operating revenue of Australian universities dropped ...

Professor Martin Betts at a university open day. Photo: Supplied. The world has been waking up to a new set of numbers most days since March. In Australia, the numbers look quite different state to state. The feeling that “we ...