Australia and New Zealand

Financial penalties loom for institutions that fail to crack down on issue as government commits to ‘report card’ system

Universities have 10 years to prepare for China’s demographic crunch. They need to start now, say Craig Jeffrey, Michael Simmonds and Donald Speagle

‘Significantly improved’ agreement with world’s biggest scholarly publisher averts new year shutdown

Australian science lobbyists pin hopes on research and development review, saying ‘one-off’ mini-budget funding boost will not compensate for years of decline

Senator warns universities have ‘few levers’ to pull when things go badly – citing ‘havoc’ at the Australian National University under former vice-chancellor

Reconceive disagreement as an opportunity to engage rather than a problem to be solved or sidestepped, experts urge, following terrorist tragedy on iconic beach

Former administration’s tuition fee reforms undermining Albanese government mission to promote equitable enrolments

Funding must be part of the conversation, crossbench senators warn, as final report of Australian governance inquiry published

Charging interest on loans already repaid would be illegal in other sectors, senator highlights

Epilepsy pioneer vows to target ‘negative view’ of discovery science and ‘mindset’ of expecting the outcomes in advance

An Australian ministerial delegation’s visit to India is the perfect opportunity to highlight the research potential of branch campuses, says Paul Harris

First major foray abroad for one of Australia’s top-ranked universities since Singaporean venture closed after just a semester