Australian state bankrolls investment fund for universities Victoria¡¯s A$350m lifeline adds to the pressure on Canberra to do more to help embattled sector By John Ross 19 May
Last Australian state unveils lifeline for foreign students While NSW support package is dwarfed by Victoria¡¯s offering, reopening economy suggests better times ahead for struggling students By John Ross 17 May
Melbourne rejects job protection deal Australian universities decline union-sponsored agreement, citing individual circumstances and governance concerns By John Ross 15 May
Three in four Australian v-cs take pay cuts Many bosses lead from the front, ceding 20-plus per cent of their pay to help plug pandemic shortfalls By John Ross 14 May
More student enrolments bankrolled in New Zealand budget Some succour for NZ universities and students in budget aiming to support training for those who have lost jobs in crisis By John Ross 14 May
Is this the crisis higher education needs to have? The Covid-19 pandemic offers universities a once-in-a-generation opportunity to put their dysfunctional strategies behind them, argue Timothy Devinney and Grahame Dowling By Timothy Devinney 14 May
Job-saving plan stonewalled on two fronts at Sydney Redundancies beckon at Australia¡¯s oldest university as bosses and workers alike hold the line By John Ross 13 May
Australian university-staff accord ¡®will save 12,000 jobs¡¯ Bitter internal conflict brews over union plan to offer pay concessions in return for employment safeguards By John Ross 13 May
Jobs on the line as Australian sector bleeds billions Academic union faces member fightback over d¨¦tente with university administrations By John Ross 12 May
Pandemic¡¯s impact on Australian research ¡®protracted¡¯ Innovation on the line, as coronavirus unleashes domino effect on research mainstream By John Ross 11 May
Tenuous Australian research funding ¡®undercut by pandemic¡¯ Clay feet of cross-subsidy policies exposed by Covid-19 crisis, representative groups say By John Ross 11 May
This year¡¯s ATAR could be even less predictive of student success than usual The disproportionate impact of Covid-19 on poorer students makes the case for a stripped-down ranking in 2020, says Conor King By Conor King 11 May