
U$10M To Boost TAFE Teaching
Chisolm Institute has been awarded $10m over three years to expand professional development for TAFE teachers.

Chisolm Institute has been awarded $10m over three years to expand professional development for TAFE teachers.

The arrival of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has caused a frenzy of activity, with HE leaders jumping on the opportunity to meet the visiting Indian delegation.

ATEC exists to work with, not direct, universities – and will be an independent steward for the system, new Chief Barney Glover says.

While supporting the principle of a joined-up tertiary system, Universities Australia has identified a range of changes it says are required to enable progress towards harmonisation.

Future Governments will have power to reframe the university sector as a result of sweeping powers accorded to the Government of the day in new ATEC legislation, Shadow Education Minister Julian Leeser has warned.

There is a lot in common in the lived experience of Displaced Ukrainian and Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples – with lessons in data protection and knowledge sharing for the Higher Education Sector.

Family commitments act as a significant barrier to career progression for academics who are mothers, according to new research.


The challenges faced by universities in the UK provide a compelling argument for stronger approaches to manage the HE system here, Paul Harris argues.

Moving beyond compliance to virtue and/or value signalling by seeking to demonstrate leadership in the AI space is clearly a key trend in sector marketing right now.

Another leadership role in the sector is up for grabs, as University of Wollongong Chancellor Michael Still fell on his sword on Friday, amidst ICAC investigations.

The Government has frozen international student starts for 2027, “providing stability and certainty for the sector.” Friday’s announcement followed a 25 per cent increase in visa application fees announced mid-week.

Uni NSW is the 13th university to accept an Enforceable Undertaking with the Fair Work Ombudsman. It is a win for 33,000 current and former UNSW staff, who will get $32m in unpaid wages, super and interest.

Almost half of Australian academics polled in a new survey reported dissatisfaction with workload and less than a third said they would recommend academia as a career to others.

The failed Job Ready Graduates (JRG) fee setting scheme for HE degrees won’t be reformed until at least 2028 according to the Federal Government’s latest timeline.

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