Will roller-coaster finances derail Australian universities?

Eliminating fees would pay for itself through tax while boosting equity of access, Duncan Maskell insists

20 June

Unions and management should strike ‘grand bargain’ to resolve issue that ‘casts a shadow’ over the sector, says outgoing leader

12 June

Revenue and visa applications reach record levels, but have not yet translated into record student numbers

10 June

Enrolment declines and surging costs also take a toll on operating margins for universities in Australia’s most populous state

1 June

Covid-era terror of a decimation in international income has proved unfounded, but investment yields continue to fluctuate wildly. Ahead of the publication of Australia’s landmark new Universities Accord, John Ross investigates what the financial data really says about the state of the sector