Education policy costings ‘fanciful’ as polls open Down Under Neither party has offered realistic estimates of fee increase windfalls or implications of loan scheme proposals, critics say By John Ross 3 May
Australian opposition would raise foreign students’ working hours Proposed 60-hour limit another ‘cynical ploy’ to use students to balance the books, representative group says By John Ross 2 May
International demand for Australian degrees rebounds Australia deemed the least-worst option, following sorrier changes elsewhere, but onshore demand dominates By John Ross 2 May
Universities’ spending on consultancy and travel ‘costing jobs’ Australian deficits fuelled by unnecessary costs, report argues, but universities say analysis lacks ‘financial rigour’ By John Ross 1 May
Record Australian overseas education income ‘not the full story’ Buoyant figures reflect enrolment decisions made before politicians attempted to bring in restrictions, vice-chancellor says By John Ross 30 April
Australian election: smaller parties target debt, visas and fees Doubling of international fees, closing visa ‘loopholes’ and tying student debt to mortgages among the ideas proposed ahead of poll By John Ross 29 April
Another big rise in Australian student visa fees planned Labor proposes A$400 hike to what are already the highest fees in the world with the opposition Liberal Party planning even steeper increases By John Ross 28 April
Permanent contracts ‘barely improve’ job security for academics Australian scholars with ongoing roles almost as fearful as casuals about being out of work By John Ross 28 April
Student loan forgiveness ‘won’t fix main problem’ as debt swells While main parties battle over debt-wipe proposal in Australian election, critic says scale of fees is the real issue By John Ross 25 April
AI summary ‘trashed author’s work’ and took weeks to be corrected Study findings misrepresented in experimental Q&A published with paper, amid concerns efforts to save researchers time are fuelling mistakes By John Ross 24 April
‘Inflated’ crisis spurs another 800 job cuts Down Under Vice-chancellors say they have ‘no choice’ about downsizing, but unions question the need as 2024 accounts reveal recovery trend By John Ross 24 April
Earth science is critical to national resilience – so why is it being gutted? Australia must fund its universities in ways that reflect their mission – not just their margins, say Rhodri Davies and Dorrit Jacob By Rhodri Davies 24 April
