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Reports that federal and state governments in Australia are attempting to close some of the region's university student newspapers. Bill in Victoria and Western Australia to prevent money raised from compulsory student fees being used for university newspapers; Formation of a Student Newspaper Alliance to oppose the bills; Closure of `Lot's Wife.'

Deals with the `New Knowledge, New Opportunities,' a green paper released by the Liberal government of John Howard on Australian research. Issues covered in the paper; Differential policies; Criticism against the paper.

The article reports on the negative effect of the industrial laws on Australian university administrators according to academic legal experts. Andrew Stewart, professor of law at the Flinders University in Adelaide, South Australia, said that the legislation would complicate college administration. There are concerns on the capability of the government to change salary and conditions agreement universities negotiated with staff. Information on the contents of the warning paper is included.

The article reports that higher education is the priority in the political agenda of Australia's Labor Party for the 2007 federal election. The Labor Party criticizes the government over its funding policies for universities. The Australian Vice-Chancellor's Committee has supported the claims of the Labor Party. The Labor Party has presented thier options to improve higher education which was published in a White Paper.

Reports on the concerns of university vice-chancellors on the efforts of the Australian government to tackle terrorism by introducing sedition laws to extend export controls to cover academic conferences, research papers and seminars. Responsibilities of universities under laws governing the export of goods, services and technologies; Decision of the government to review laws intended to prevent the use of research or training to develop weapons of mass destruction or aid terrorist activities.

Presents news related to higher education. Decision of Albania's new government to close three universities; Information on the paper "Rethinking the White Australia Policy," by Andrew Fraser, a law lecturer at Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales; Strike of University teachers in Benin and in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Reports that the Australian Government has proposed to award the university title to institutions that neither undertake research nor award research degrees. Release of a discussion paper on diversity in the higher education sector; Set of protocols governing the establishment of universities in the country.

Reports on the increase in research output made by Australian academics over the past twenty years. Increase in the average number of citations per paper; Research in space and geological science.

Reports that Australian scholar Graeme Laver's allegations of scientific misconduct were dismissed by an inquiry committee at Bath University in Bath, England. Laver's claims that he had been unfairly excluded as co-author of a research paper; Claims and contentions of both parties involved in the matter at issue; Justification for the committee's decision.

Discusses the issue of funding at the Australian National University (ANU) in Australia. Details on the academic structure of the university; Information on the research green paper; Views of ANU Vice-Chancellor Deane Terrell on the issue.

Reports on the rescheduling of the 1998 final examination for computer engineering in Australia after the discovery that the 1997 examination paper was reissued for the year's test.

Presents examples of intentional errors placed by Australian students on their exam papers. Includes the naming of Algebra as the wife of Euclid; Crediting of Charles Darwin for the book `The Organ of the Species'; Explanation on why days are longer during summer.