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Both sides of politics seem more interested in using universities to deliver policy agendas rather than guarantee academic freedom.

A new advertising campaign will be rolled out across Australia in order to get more teachers into the profession.

'For our region, we've got excessive growth in housing cost, relatively low wages and high indexation.'

The federal government is facing calls to increase the level of funding for research, as universities rely heavily on international student fees.

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Brought in to funnel students into degrees that would address Australia's skill shortages, the Job Ready Graduate package slashed the student contribution of some degrees while hiking others, but enrolments in the arts is still popular, universities claim.

First review in two decades found at least six projects blocked by education ministers and calls for limits on ministerial intervention

Leading tertiary voices push for Morrison government policy to be scrapped, saying it hurts both students and universities

Peak bodies representing the Australian tertiary education sector are calling for a financial boost to make the nation's institutions more competitive.