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- Opinion
- The AFR View
Universities face future of disruption
Beyond debates about shoring up the pandemic-hit business models in the short term, the longer-term future of higher education could see much bigger disruption.
- The AFR View
The unicorn fantasy is not going to save unis: vice-chancellors
University chiefs say they have slashed spending as hard as they can but the tough times are still to come.
- Tess Bennett
Register
August
President Xi’s ideological control could kill foreign student market
The risk that China could pull the plug on allowing its students to travel overseas for study is becoming a closer reality.
- Julie Hare and Ronald Mizen
- Opinion
- Universities in crisis
Universities count losses, search for gains
Australian universities are adapting to a dramatically different business model, but closed borders are exacerbating the financial arguments with Canberra.
- Jennifer Hewett
Forced research collaboration a COVID-19 upside
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced universities and industry to collaborate more closely.
- Natasha Gillezeau
Time to agree on ‘purpose’ of universities: Catherine Livingstone
The businesswoman and university chancellor says Australia needs a ‘meeting of minds’ about the role of universities, after which the fractious issue of funding can be debated.
- Tess Bennett
Regions bear weight of skill shortages
One in five occupations are now suffering from skills shortages, with the regions most badly affected, new analysis shows.
- Julie Hare
- Exclusive
- Higher Education Summit
Stop tinkering, build consensus around unis: Plibersek
Strong bipartisan support for the university sector should be a ‘no brainer’, says the opposition spokeswoman on education.
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- Julie Hare
- Exclusive
- Higher Education Summit
Unis are financially fit to ride out pandemic storm: Tudge
The university sector needs to stop crying poor and ride out the COVID storm under its own strength, says Alan Tudge.
- Julie Hare
- Exclusive
- Higher Education Summit
Revenue from foreign students crashes 28pc
Revenue from international students has declined by 28 per cent in just one year and on current trends the sector will be valued at just $20 billion by the end of the year, exactly half what it was worth in 2019.
- Julie Hare
Why this CEO is wary about eating lunch with the Financial Review
Universities Australia’s Catriona Jackson talks a sector in $2 billion of pain, her food reviewing, work in politics – and the crime of pineapple on pizza.
- Julie Hare
July
CBA recruits MLC trio for KKR wealth joint venture
Colonial First State chairman Rob Coombe has hired three of his former colleagues at National Australia Bank’s MLC Wealth.
- Aleks Vickovich
- Opinion
- Superannuation
What will Australia do with its mountains of super money?
By mid-century our super savings will have long outgrown Australia’s sharemarkets, banks and the entire economy. We need to think about the implications of this now.
- Jeremy Cooper
June
Filecoin working with Holon on decentralised computer storage network
Protocol Labs, which is building a decentralised storage network to challenge the likes of Google, Microsoft and AWS, will work with Sydney-based Holon.
- James Eyers
The new game in super and wealth
Turning the non-bank superannuation and financial advice model into a profitable business, at scale. Who will be managing the money?
IOOF’s CEO in driver’s seat as big banks flee wealth scene
As a young analyst, Renato Mota played a role in helping the banks enter wealth management. Now, he is doing more than anyone in Australia to help them get out.
- Aleks Vickovich
May
Higher education facing challenges on all fronts
Future-proofing higher education in the midst of a crisis
- Alana Piper
April
- Analysis
- Government Summit
Pan-Australia digital government emerges
The shape of a radically different federation began to take shape this week at the Australian Financial Review’s Government Services Summit.
- Tom Burton
Leaders debate the future of digital government
COVID-19 saw millions turn to governments for better service delivery. How will the momentum for whole of government digital service delivery continue?
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Putting citizens first the next digital transformation challenge
Once, a summit about ‘government services’ would have seemed oxymoronic. But both the consumer and digital age are catching up with the public sector at once.
- The AFR View
Five lessons from COVID-19 that will change us all
The disruption from technology and digitisation is in ‘equal parts overwhelming and exciting’, says Deloitte Access Economics chief executive Pradeep Philip.
- Julie Hare and Paul Smith
Government IT gold rush coming to an end: Pezzullo
Home Affairs boss Mike Pezzullo says the IT sector needs to prepare for a shake-up that will hit their profits.
- Ronald Mizen
Tech shift needed to counter China’s data supremacy
Australia risks being left behind by China if it doesn’t speed up the development and deployment of disruptive technology, says NSW government minister Victor Dominello.
- Paul Smith
