Australia and New Zealand

Lobbyists say constraints on the R&D Tax Incentive outweigh the benefits, despite unexpectedly favourable treatment of biomedical research

Sustainability issues too often framed as technical challenges, researchers say

Overseas admissions slashed by two-thirds in One Nation’s move to wrest back primacy in immigration debate

Vice-chancellor appointment follows contentious deputy v-c roles in Victoria

The National Student Ombudsman will also introduce penalties for late payment and ‘enforcement action’ on refuseniks, minister says

Opposition amendments would curtail ministerial powers and penalties for over-enrolment, while imposing controversial definition of antisemitism

Australian universities will struggle to provide the information policymakers need to replace the unpopular fee regime, conference hears

Proposal reflects trade-off between making benefits reasonably accessible and spreading them too thin

‘Dubious distinction’ for national university, as regulator raises question marks over licence to operate

Institutions raise admission requirements, or consider doing so, amid jockeying to prepare for funding overhaul

New Zealand case ‘the tip of the iceberg’, and banning the technology will not solve the assessment problem, expert warns

Opposition calls on Labor to reconsider over-enrolment caps with bill facing rocky passage through Senate