Parliamentary report greenlights Adelaide-UniSA merger Key group endorses amalgamation but recommends ¡®additional risk management measures¡¯ By John Ross 17 October
Senate snag looms for Australian accord recommendations With opposition senators seeking retention of unpopular ¡®fail rule¡¯, bill¡¯s passage appears far from assured By John Ross 17 October
International students ¡®to verge on majority¡¯ at top universities Growth rates run counter to government policy objectives, Australian conference hears By John Ross 12 October
Higher job attrition rates ¡®widen gender and ethnicity pay gaps¡¯ While earnings gaps are well known, study suggests they are even wider than previously thought By Patrick Jack 11 October
¡®Treadmill¡¯ casual academic image ¡®a myth¡¯, bosses claim Only a small fraction of casual academics are lecturers, Australian employer association says, but union challenges data By John Ross 10 October
Basic research¡¯s share of Australian sector spending halved While universities bankroll more research from their own pockets they exercise less discretion about the things they study By John Ross 9 October
Monash faces underpayment lawsuit after rewrite bid fails again Australian university to ¡®review¡¯ court¡¯s dismissal of its appeal, as union urges it to abandon ¡®stalling tactics¡¯ By John Ross 6 October
Funding reviews and medical places in frame in New Zealand poll With tuition fees no longer an issue of contention, higher education reverts to bit-part role in forthcoming election By John Ross 5 October
Graduate ¡®suitability gap¡¯ exacerbates professional shortages While universities have their work cut out for them, skills forecasting agency says more graduates is not always the answer By John Ross 4 October
Australia cracks down on international education scams Observers welcome efforts to tackle visa fraud but say new compliance efforts must be ¡®robust¡¯ By John Ross 3 October
Hiccups plague Universities Accord ¡®priority¡¯ measures With deadlines rushed and then missed, even the straightforward work of Australia¡¯s major higher education review is looking anything but By John Ross 2 October
¡®Massive¡¯ fees shake-up fails to reshape student course choices Accord panel should take note that fee changes ¡®don¡¯t change behaviour¡¯, researcher urges By John Ross 29 September