A parliamentary committee has warned universities that Chinese students in Australia are suffering from the "authoritarian reach of the Chinese government”.

In a landmark development, India and Australia have set up a task force for qualifications recognition between the two countries, which stakeholders hope will "lead to tangible outcomes in the near future".

Universities Australia and Suicide Prevention Australia have come together to provide a Suicide Prevention Competency Framework for universities.

Up to 6,000 international students are expected to return to Western Australia in the next few weeks, before the border fully reopens on March 3.

Australia's 2021 Employer Satisfaction Survey has recorded the "highest ever levels of satisfaction" with university graduates' skills.

Australia has released its long-awaited Australian Strategy for International Education 2021-2030 which will set a "new direction" for the sector, with a focus on diversification, meeting Australia's skills needs, growth and global competitiveness.

The federal government of Australia has set December 1 as the date the country's borders will open for vaccinated students, giving students what stakeholders describe as a "clear pathway" to arriving on the country's shores.

The state of Queensland in Australia is planning to return 250 international students every two weeks from January, in time for semester 1, the state's tourism minister has revealed.