Podcast: Australia’s universities: Can they reform?

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Yesterday on Nucleus Investments Insights we had a terrific podcast with Associate Professor Salvatore Babones, author of the new book Australia’s universities, can they reform?”

In the podcast we discussed:

  • Australian university funding.
  • Whether Australia has too many international students.
  • Whether universities have spent their funding appropriately.
  • Teaching quality.
  • Whether international education is really Australia’s fourth biggest export.
  • Whether international student numbers can rebound to pre-COVID levels, and should they?
  • University rankings: is it a ‘ponzi scheme?
  • How to make the university system better.

The full interview can be viewed below.

About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.