Subsidy shifts and fee hikes on the menu for Australian universities Minister flags ‘financial fine-tunings’ to ‘squeeze greater productivity out of existing funding’ By John Ross 2 March
Australian university groups dispute ‘academic freedom’ definition Proposed definition could provide get-out-of-jail-free card for ‘rogue academics’, some claim By John Ross 2 March
Research grant disclosure order ‘a big improvement’ Australian senate order could put an end to deadline clashes plaguing research grant applicants By John Ross 28 February
No end to coronavirus travel ban Respite increasingly unlikely as Australia moves into pandemic mode By John Ross 27 February
‘Hidden discrimination’ stalks Australian campuses No obvious solutions in sight as income support levels plummet By John Ross 27 February
Academic ‘quit lit’: power inequity ‘still present at exit door’ Parting shot the privilege of the established, as precariously employed academics choose less risky departures, says anthropologist By John Ross 27 February
The gender pay gap can’t be explained away Even women with identical performance ratings to men suffer large pay deficits. This must be fixed, say Ann Brower and Alex James By Ann Brower 27 February
Australian universities ‘could end up doing well’ after coronavirus Universities Australia conference also hears jurist stress human side of crisis, urging government to establish a ‘special student support fund’ By John Ross 26 February
Australia maintains coronavirus travel ban Situation will be reviewed again ‘towards the end of the week’, education minister to tell conference By John Ross 25 February
Universities tell charred Australia: ‘We’re here to help’ Don’t overlook universities’ warnings or their contribution to disaster prevention and mitigation, representative body tells government By John Ross 25 February
Australia should not relax its China travel ban The financial urge to allow Chinese students to begin the new university year must not trump public health concerns, says Salvatore Babones By Salvatore Babones 25 February
Cheats ‘exploiting false sense of security’ in exams Australian study warns against jettisoning essays in favour of invigilated assessments By John Ross 24 February
