Section 01
Workforce
Week of 01 Jan 2026 · 4 min readRegional students need more than a place
A place at university can be transformative. Moving for it can also bring financial and social costs a funding formula misses.
Week of 15 Jan 2026 · 3 min readCredit for what you already know
The route from vocational learning to university should not require people to prove the same capability twice.
Week of 26 Mar 2026 · 4 min readThe missing bridge between skills and jobs
A workforce can have talent in the wrong places while employers report shortages. Better pathways matter as much as more training.
Section 02
Education
Week of 12 Feb 2026 · 3 min readThe AI university needs a human purpose
A campus full of AI tools is not automatically a better place to learn.
Week of 26 Feb 2026 · 3 min readAccess and excellence belong together
Opening a university place is only the first step. The real test is whether students can flourish once they arrive.
Week of 12 Mar 2026 · 3 min readWho steers the tertiary future?
A new national steward may coordinate long-term reform. Its credibility will depend on how independently it can do that work.
Section 03
