Australia eyes new medical school to address rural GP shortages ‘Unique’ university-company partnership would produce GPs geared for country practice without eroding other schools’ placements, backers say By John Ross 17 February
Atec ‘sufficiently independent’, commissioner insists Proposed set-up will not delay Job-ready Graduates overhaul, stand-in boss tells Senate hearing By John Ross 13 February
Grant delays feared as ARC ramps up ‘due diligence’ Researchers brace for renewed funding uncertainty as security checks prove ‘more time-consuming than imagined’ By John Ross 13 February
Bondi two months on: sector faces regulatory and cultural change Raft of new policies in wake of terrorist tragedy leaves institutions struggling to balance obligations to well-being and free expression By John Ross 13 February
Psychosocial risks at university ‘twice as bad as elsewhere’ High-pressure environments the norm, as staff shoulder pressure of constant restructures and productivity overdrives By John Ross 12 February
‘Pass Atec bill,’ say breakaway vice-chancellors Joint statement declares support for ‘new form of stewardship’ as legislation faces rocky ride through Senate By John Ross 12 February
University steps in to rescue cherished literary journal Meanjin set for homecoming as QUT assumes custody of ‘cultural icon’, five months after it was deemed ‘no longer viable’ By John Ross 11 February
Atec hailed as ‘huge reform’ as first legislative hurdle cleared Legislation to create Australia’s tertiary education steward has passed the lower house of federal parliament ahead of a looming Senate showdown By John Ross 10 February
‘Easy’ tweaks to university rules ‘could save students thousands’ Institutional blind spots around part-time Australian students seen as making life unnecessarily difficult ‘for people on the breadline’ By John Ross 10 February
Tributes paid to Melbourne v-c who ‘lived at triple speed’ Outpouring of grief, love and laughs at commemoration ceremony for leader who was ‘still in the making’ By John Ross 6 February
Australian opposition condemns ‘turgid and bureaucratic’ Atec Government faces horse-trading in the Senate, as shadow minister flags outright rejection of bill to establish commission By John Ross 5 February
Demand from Chinese students declines Down Under Drop in visa applications reflects the social and economic factors affecting the behaviour of the world’s most globally mobile students, analysts say By John Ross 5 February
