The 2025 senate inquiry into university governance laid out the scale of the problem. Vice-chancellor remuneration has quadrupled in real terms since 1985. Casual and sessional staff now make up 49 percent of the university …
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The pressures facing regional universities are commonly attributed to the Covid-19 pandemic and the collapse of international student markets. But the financial and structural fragility now visible across northern Australia’s university sector began well before …
When the vice-chancellor of Charles Darwin University (CDU) resigned following vocational-training accreditation failures, the public response centred on leadership accountability. That focus is understandable, and governance failures require accountability. But the issues exposed at CDU …
In an era of intensifying strategic competition, Australia’s national security is no longer a matter confined to the corridors of Canberra. It is a whole-of-nation challenge, demanding a coherent, unified strategy that aligns every level …
Australia’s defence capability will not be constrained by a lack of submarines, satellites or software, but by people. Our most ambitious strategic plans will fall short if we cannot develop the skilled workforce needed to …