New university levy will cover Australian complaints body’s costs The National Student Ombudsman will also introduce penalties for late payment and ‘enforcement action’ on refuseniks, minister says By John Ross 11 September
Changes proposed to Australian university funding overhaul Opposition amendments would curtail ministerial powers and penalties for over-enrolment, while imposing controversial definition of antisemitism By John Ross 10 September
Data collection for Job-ready Graduates overhaul ‘a massive task’ Australian universities will struggle to provide the information policymakers need to replace the unpopular fee regime, conference hears By John Ross 9 September
Update poverty data and widen student discounts, say universities Proposal reflects trade-off between making benefits reasonably accessible and spreading them too thin By John Ross 8 September
Conditions placed on Australian National University registration ‘Dubious distinction’ for national university, as regulator raises question marks over licence to operate By John Ross 7 September
Leading Australian universities ditch entry guarantees Institutions raise admission requirements, or consider doing so, amid jockeying to prepare for funding overhaul By John Ross 7 September
‘Checkmate’ looms for traditional tests amid AI glasses epidemic New Zealand case ‘the tip of the iceberg’, and banning the technology will not solve the assessment problem, expert warns By John Ross 5 September
Amendments likely as senators question Australian funding overhaul Opposition calls on Labor to reconsider over-enrolment caps with bill facing rocky passage through Senate By John Ross 4 September
University registration may hinge on research security safeguards Committee mulls amendment of threshold standards as new report highlights how ARC-funded researchers continue to collaborate with likes of Iran and Russia By John Ross 3 September
Australia mulls funding for Horizon Europe applicants After belatedly associating with the world’s biggest research funding scheme, authorities are keen to ensure success By John Ross 2 September
New Zealand university enrolments eclipse pandemic peak Higher education dominates post-Covid recovery, as vocational enrolments remain suppressed By John Ross 1 September
Pay back your loans, NZ warns globetrotting graduates Even though defaulting debtors risk arrest at the airport, ‘campaigns’ to recover student loans net surprisingly meagre returns By John Ross 30 August