The West Australian government faces strong resistance to mergers from most of the state’s public universities, signalling a major battle ahead if a review now under way recommends joining one or more institutions. Murdoch University vice-chancellor Andrew Deeks said his ...

Western Australia will conduct an independent review of the state's four public universities to address a drop in student numbers and research funding over the past decade. Last week, state premier Mark McGowan appointed a panel of experts to analyse ...

Four West Australian universities have been granted government funding to develop cutting-edge research and defence technologies and contribute to Australian sovereignty. Edith Cowan University, Curtin University, the University of Western Australia and Murdoch University will be sharing $1.19 million worth ...

West Australian Premier Mark McGowan has backflipped on his decision to let international students enter the state, allowing them in if they are vaccinated and quarantine for 14 days once they arrive. Thousands of international students were caught in limbo ...

They are some of the most well-paid jobs in the county, yet despite this the country’s mining industry will suffer a dearth of qualified workers and need to fill around 21,000 new positions by 2024, according to a report recently ...

Curtin University has entered into an agreement with Telethon Kids Institute, to improve children's health and medical research in Western Australia. WA's largest university and the state's only child health research institute signed an affiliation agreement last week that will ...