Australia and New Zealand

NTEU council rejects outright condemnation and resists push for expulsions

We must examine how our measures of merit are impacted by culture, context, place and hierarchy, says Cheryl de la Rey

New skills priority list shows efforts to plan for future workforces should focus on professional roles, as well as those in trades and technical areas, sector leaders say

Australian analysis finds that the architects of new policies should think more about unintended consequences such as the level of student debt

After agreeing takeover of three more colleges, the University of Divinity looks to other fields – and states – for renewal

Staff down tools as pay and university funding alike drift well behind inflation

Advocates abandon Melbourne seminar over Australia’s answer to Diversity Champions Programme, citing presence of opponents

Biden administration comes to the party, as cash-strapped regional institution seeks new ‘development partners’

Hopes that formalisation of economist’s imprisonment could trigger his early release

Auckland case illustrates fine line between political expression and potentially dangerous incitement

As it emerges from its Covid isolation, Australia is rolling back restrictions on foreign students and graduates in the hope of ushering more of them into its depleted workforce. But amid competitive and political pressures, has it found the best balance between work and migration rights, asks John Ross

Bigger focus flagged on Indigenous knowledge, climate science and critical technologies