Australia and New Zealand

Senate committee inquiry blocked and stakeholder objections ignored, as ‘wide-ranging’ powers become law

Democratic role needs protection from ‘creeping regulation’ and ‘populist backlashes’, says legal scholar

Threat highlights uncertainty for dual-sector universities, with twice as many masters holding the purse strings

Several Australian universities pause applications from Iran but say government unclear over whether students from sanctioned countries banned

Weaker earnings prompt stock sell-off, as survey by Navitas reveals ‘unintended consequences’ of policy changes

Government amendments as bill passes first stage ‘fix minor drafting errors identified by my department’, minister explains

Decisions ‘above my pay grade’, says Nobel laureate, as authorities quash joint research into pain relief and drug-resistant tuberculosis

University system already reliant on international students’ tuition fees now depends on visa fees as well

International students should be judged on their quality rather than their family ties, says immigration expert

Higher education still pays but the margin of advantage has ‘narrowed noticeably’, quarter of a century of Australian survey data suggests

Careful what you wish for, shadow minister warns universities, as crossbencher asks whether ‘the substance matches the slogan’

Amalgamation with struggling institute of technology would make both institutions ‘an even better proposition’, says university boss