THE writer named top HE journalist in Australia

Chinese tourists looking back at the boat wake while cruising at the Great Barrier Reef, Far North Queensland, Australia. To illustrate declining research collaboration between China and Australia

Australia-China research collaboration nosedives

Funding council statistics lend weight to anecdotal accounts that academics are self-censoring scholarship on superpower

By John Ross

17 February

Does the Australian government really hate universities?

As Australia’s general election looms, many in university circles may be hoping that Scott Morrison’s coalition is voted out. But is it true that conservative governments and universities are natural antagonists? And how much better would the sector fare under a Labor administration? John Ross reports

By John Ross

11 May

‘Eye-watering’ Australian university salaries revealed

Up to 50 staff at wealthier Australian institutions out-earn the average English vice-chancellor, FOI documents reveal

By John Ross

13 October

What is lost when academics teach to empty lecture halls?

Higher education needs to ‘find the right balance’ between online and in-person learning, says Sydney professor, after confronting empty lecture hall for the second time

By John Ross

21 September

THE writer named Australia’s top HE journalist for record third time

John Ross honoured at prestigious national ceremony for his work examining the sector’s relationship with Australia’s main political parties

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