Merger cost-benefit analysis slated as ‘nonsense’ Critics slam consultant’s ‘flawed’ assumptions, ‘nice round numbers’ and reference errors ‘bearing the hallmarks of AI’ By John Ross 16 October
Victoria vows to double elected membership of university councils Students and staff to have more seats at the table, state government promises, ahead of fiercely contested election By John Ross 16 October
Regional university mulls cuts as foreign losses bite A hundred jobs in the frame after Charles Sturt’s international earnings crash by three-quarters By John Ross 15 October
Australian funding overhaul clears parliament ‘Opening the Doors of Opportunity’ bill passes with dozens of amendments and last-minute constitutional hitch By John Ross 13 October
Western Australia merger ‘could pay for itself 16 times over’ While consultant’s report suggests benefits will massively outweigh costs, staff have joined administrators in vowing to ‘vehemently fight’ the proposal By John Ross 12 October
Curtin ‘vigorously opposed’ to Perth ‘mega-university’ Merger of three public universities ‘would create cost, waste and loss of choice’ while ushering ‘complexity rather than competitiveness’ By John Ross 11 October
Unintended consequences risk as parties target overseas students ‘Painful’ times ahead as both sides of Australian politics look to slash international enrolments in ‘competition over a single number’ By John Ross 9 October
Australian universities’ problem is legitimacy, not governance Governing councils must incorporate voices that raise problems they may not want to hear about, say Jesse Gardner-Russell and Richard Lee By Jesse Gardner-Russell 8 October
Canberra to up retirement contributions for casual workers ‘You don’t want two classes of employees on your campus,’ says former superannuation minister-turned-vice-chancellor By John Ross 7 October
Post-study work rights excised under latest Australian plan Universities warn political parties against policy bidding war as opposition proposes strict new visa curbs By John Ross 6 October
Australia enacts bans on dependants and onshore visa applications Canberra accused of ‘policy whack-a-mole’ as it details latest rule changes to an industry already in ‘dire straits’ By John Ross 2 October
Brain drain fear over Australian plan to fund Fijians like locals ‘Ambitious’ treaty also sparks concern about potential for ‘security vetting’ of Fijian research By John Ross 2 October
