This Month
Dutton walks back migration target until after election
Peter Dutton has stepped away from a previous commitment to cut net migration to 160,000.
- Julie Hare
Dexus lobs bid for big super’s Aussie student apartment portfolio
Of note, Canadian giant Brookfield also participated in the first round but ultimately decided the asset wasn’t for it.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
November
- Exclusive
- University
‘I’m not going to say no to a nice salary’: outgoing Melbourne Uni boss
Duncan Maskell rejects criticism of million-dollar pay packets for vice chancellors, hits back at claims there are too many overseas students, and insists a university education should be free.
- Julie Hare
China envoy’s plea to Albanese: Don’t let Trump come between us
Ambassador Xiao Qian also raised concerns over Australian moves to clamp down on foreign students during a wide-ranging press conference.
- Andrew Tillett
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Pivotal election for higher education calls for bigger discussion
Beyond the next election horizon that is driving the student caps issue, the challenges universities now face deserve a serious policy conversation.
- The AFR View
AFR readers back foreign student caps
Barely 40 per cent of AFR readers support Peter Dutton and the Greens for blocking caps on foreign students, but the Coalition is regarded as the best to manage migration.
- Andrew Tillett
- Analysis
- Immigration
They came in their millions, now voters are fed up
Half of all Australians say migration is too high and politicians are hearing that message loud and clear.
- Julie Hare
Student bed developers look beyond Sydney, Melbourne as market matures
Demand remains strong in the two largest cities, but the purpose-built accommodation sector is looking more widely for cheaper sites.
- Michael Bleby
- Exclusive
- Immigration
Labor could use legal loophole to cap student numbers
The federal government’s bid to limit the foreign intake failed. But it already has legislation that allows it to do exactly that.
- Julie Hare
- Exclusive
- Immigration
Chinese social media users slam foreign student chaos
Students and university leaders are digesting what the blocking of student caps legislation mean for them.
- Julie Hare
- Opinion
- Immigration
Foreign students row is political kryptonite
The government accuses Peter Dutton of hypocrisy for rejecting its foreign student caps, but the Opposition Leader is not about to do Labor any favours this close to an election.
- Jennifer Hewett
Dutton vows ‘deeper cuts’ to student enrolments, migration numbers
The opposition leader says Labor’s management of migration has been an “onshore disaster”, but he has declined to detail the Coalition’s policy.
- Tom McIlroy and Julie Hare
Universities shifting from era of globalisation to intervention
These international institutions are being hit by a wave of forces that is changing the shape of higher education.
- Julie Hare
- Opinion
- Immigration
Foreign student cap plan’s collapse is a sign of the times
Migration is gaining momentum as a policy area voters want the government to deal with. And politicians are tapping into the zeitgeist.
- Julie Hare
Unis, colleges brace for chaos after foreign student cap plan blocked
The $51 billion international education sector is bracing for a new wave of student visa rejections after the government’s signature migration plan was killed off.
- Updated
- Julie Hare
- Overall Winner
- Best Universities Ranking
Here’s the overall winner in the AFR’s Best Universities Ranking
For the second year in a row, UQ has taken out pole position in The Australian Financial Review Best Universities Ranking.
- Julie Hare
Monash University’s new boss says don’t call us elite
Despite coming in third overall in The Australian Financial Review’s Best Universities Ranking, it has long had a chip on its shoulder about rival Melbourne.
- Patrick Durkin
Migration at record highs as political pressure builds
Overseas students, New Zealanders and backpackers continue to flock to Australia, inflating net migration numbers to historical highs.
- Updated
- Julie Hare and Gus McCubbing
‘We are being sacrificed’: Foreign students hit back at caps
Kepuyan Wu, from China, is frustrated by the federal government’s move to cap new foreign students at 270,000 in 2025 as a response to the housing crisis.
- Gus McCubbing
- Exclusive
- Renting
Impact on rent of foreign student caps is price of a coffee: report
The government says too many international students is putting pressure on the rental market. New analysis reveals student caps will push rents down – by $5 a week
- Julie Hare
