In the Media

Deakin University has become the fifth member of the Australian Technology Network of Universities, boosting the group’s claim to represent the middle tier of large, research-rich universities. Read more

Deakin University has announced it has joined Australia’s most innovative and enterprising university grouping, with the move gaining the support of Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews. Read more

Victoria’s Deakin University has joined the Australian Technology Network of Universities (ATN), restoring critical mass the group lost when Queensland University of Technology decamped two years ago. Read more

Telecommunication giants and universities want the Morrison government to urgently refine its proposed new powers to take control of their computer systems in the event of a major cyber attack. Read more

Universities say changes to the Morrison government's foreign veto bill to focus on potential Chinese government interference still pose an unprecedented intrusion on academic autonomy and will lead to a significant administrative burden. Read more

Universities say the government's Foreign Relations Bill is a "knee-jerk" response that is "not fit for purpose", and are lobbying Senate crossbenchers for last-minute amendments to prevent damage to their global reputation. Read more

In a last-ditch effort to ease the ­impact of the federal government’s Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) Bill, universities are lobbying opposition and crossbench senators to back amendments to reduce ministerial power to intervene in their overseas agreements. Read more

Universities will be subject to wide-ranging investigation by proposed anti-corruption body the Commonwealth Integrity Commission, according to draft legislation released by federal Attorney-General Christian Porter. Read more

Federal Education Minister Dan Tehan has boosted the government’s spending on research projects linked with industry, with a $30m annual increase to the Australian Research Council’s Linkage program. Read more