After an extensive search Universities Australia has appointed senior public servant Peter Chesworth as its new Deputy Chief Executive. He will succeed Anne-Marie Lansdown, who retires in November.

Short-term graduate employment rates have stabilised, and median salaries are on the rise despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the latest national report on graduate outcomes.

Universities Australia today welcomed the news that overseas vaccines from China and India would be recognised by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), and news from the Prime Minister that international borders may open in November.