The report highlights the role that international students play in supporting the Victorian economy and argues that the government's proposed caps on international student enrolments will damage the economy, deprive the university sector of revenue and potentially undermine life-saving medical research.

The Australian Government has committed to implementing a new Needs-based Funding system as a core component of funding for higher education teaching and learning. This paper outlines the proposed key elements.

This report presents an introduction to the US higher education system, providing an overview of its size, scope and governance model. The report's aim is to introduce readers to some of the major policy conversations taking place in the United States, and whether there could be lessons learned from the US context applied to other...

This report examines the critical challenges facing New Zealand's university sector, based on a recent tertiary education symposium, 'The Future of Our Universities,' held in May 2024. The report highlights several pressing issues threatening the sustainability and quality of tertiary education in New Zealand.

This report outlines new data showing confirmed underpayments to university staff are now standing at more than $203 million in recent years. Additionally, universities’ annual reports reveal a further $168 million has been set aside to repay workers for suspected wage theft incidents.