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The article reports on the decision of universities in Australia to remove academics with poor research records and provide top professors from other intuitions with salaries of approximately Australian $250,000 per year. It mentions that the universities are preparing for the new research quality framework of the region which is an equivalent of the research assessment exercise in Great Britain.

The article focuses on the reasons of Asian students for studying at British universities according to the survey "The Asian International Student, 2005-06," conducted by J. Walter Thompson. Majority of respondents have listed Great Britain as their first choice. Asian students studying in Great Britain and Australia were interviewed for the survey. A small percentage of students enrolled at Australian institutions had studied overseas before.

The article reports on the acquisition of 50 percent of shares of IDP Education Australia by online employment and training firm Seek Limited. The merger is said to cause an increase in competition between Australian universities and those in the U.S. and Great Britain. Andrew Bassat, joint CEO of Seek, has commented on the partnership.

The article focuses on the impact of anti-terrorism laws on academic freedom. The anti-terrorism law enacted in the U.S., Great Britain, Canada and Australia have serious effects on higher education. For instance, teachers and students alike are being threatened and sometimes imprisoned under the laws. This laws could likely cause scholarly self-censorship.

Reports that universities in Great Britain, the United States, Australia and New Zealand that rely on tuition fees paid by Chinese students face a fall in their incomes. Fall in the number of Chinese students prepared to pay full fees to study at overseas universities; State of the export education market in 2004; Impact of efforts made by China to establish more of its own universities; Permission given by the Beijing Ministry for Hong Kong's universities to use the national universities admission system to attract students.

Reports on the invitation to Craig McInnis, former director of the Center for the Study of Higher Education at the Melbourne University as the keynote speaker at the national conference of the Higher Education Academy in Great Britain. Allegation of bullying against McInnis; Reason for resignation among valued academics and administrative staff; International reputation of McInnis for scholarship and research.

Reports on the living and study expense of foreign students at higher learning institutions in Great Britain. Need for British universities to capitalize on the global demands for international education; Range of options for high-quality education; Competition among study destinations at postgraduate level.

Reports on the appreciation of elite research-intensive universities for Chancellor Gordon Brown's commitment to increase science spending in Great Britain. Reaction of Brendan Nelson, Federal Education Minister to the state spending on research; Impact of research and development on economic growth.

Reports that Prime Minister John Howard has accused state-school teachers of being too politically correct. Lack of traditional values in schools.

Reports on the efforts of the Australian government to improve boys' education in Great Britain. Donation of funds to lighthouse schools; Allocation of funds for research in teaching, curriculum, testing and assessment; Ways on improving learning.

Reports on the benefit of the unprecedented boom in foreign study to universities in Great Britain. Increase in the global demand for international higher education; Percentage of additional overseas students enrolled in universities; Advantage of the situation to the economic condition of the country.

Reports that the British government is planning to impose weekend jail sentences on parents of persistent truants. Plan to publish a white paper on the proposal; Prime Minister Tony Blair's involvement in the program; Arguments for weekend jails.

Reports the fake degree of the students in universities. Availability of verifiable degrees; Costs of masters degree; Commercialism of the degree.

Reports on the Federation of Australian Scientific and Technological Societies' (FASTS) criticism against the aggressive recruitment of Australian teachers by British agencies. Impact of the recruitment on Australia's market for science and mathematics teachers; FASTS vice-president Jan Thomas' call for federal and state governments to provide extra places at universities for teacher training and re-training; Australia government's `teachers for the 21st century' initiative.

Announces the warning issued by the New South Wales state government that it will retaliate against a move of Great Britain to poach its teachers if significant numbers accept the recruitment offers being made. Salary and fringe benefits being offered by recruiting officials to Australian teachers to work in British schools; Possible resumption of a New South Wales recruiting campaign done in the 1970s targeting British schools.

Reports a loans scheme in the education spending commitment of Australian Prime Minister John Howard. Focus on science in the education of the youth; Acknowledgment from education groups; Points of failure in the commitment.

Reports that Alec Broers, vice-chancellor of Cambridge University in Cambridge, England, has called on the British government to eliminate the external government assessment process of universities. Concerns on the damage inflicted on British universities by the 'suffocating bureaucracy of government assessment'; Difficulty of the government of coming up with an assessment system that preserves the individuality of institutions.

Focuses on the efforts of the British government in increasing federal investment in education and research to keep pace with the world's leading economies. Doubling of the number of research fellowships and the creation of a new category of elite fellowships; Plans of removing inequities in the country's Higher Education Contribution System.

Announces that the British Council will launch a drive to attract more Australian students to study in Britain. Reason behind the move; When the campaign will be launched in Sydney; Opportunity given to students who had completed a three-year pass degree in Britain.

Reports on the cutback in the number of exchange Malaysian students that can study in Britain for 1998. Reason for the cutback; Information on the number of Malaysian students studying in British universities; Australian universities that will be receiving license from Malaysian Prime Minister Mahatir Mohammed.

Reports that the Australian Education Union (AEU) has called for the Australian government to increase the amount of revenue available to governments to boost spending on schools, universities, and technical colleges. Petitions of AEU to the Australian government; AEU's opposition to the introduction of league tables of schools and the use of mass standardized test.

Discloses that an Australian survey of students in six Asian countries has found that they rank universities in Great Britain highest in terms of course standards and recognition of qualifications. Students' rating of Great Britain as the safest destination; Perceptions of racism; Foreign students; Countries included in the survey.

Reports that fees charged by British universities for foreign students undertaking postgraduate courses tend to be higher than those of their main competitors in Asia. Median annual fees charges for arts, education and business; Annual costs for a PhD student.

Reports on the arrangement between Monash University and the New South Wales Zoological Parks Board for the preservation of genes of endangered animals. Operation of an animal gene resource center to store frozen genetic material from Australian and other rare animals; Plan for in vitro-fertilized species; Conditions of the agreement.

Reports on the abolition of the role of the Queen's representative as visitor to universities in New South Wales. Role description of the Queen's representative; Implications on anyone with complaints against a university.

Reports on the salary packages given to vice chancellors in Australia. Criticism by the National Tertiary Education against such benefits and packages; Comparison with salaries of professors and tutors; Reaction of students; Benefits and privileges of vice chancellor of the University of Queensland and Royal Melbourne Institute.