ABSTRACT
Australia has well-developed systems of higher education and postsecondary education which closely resemble those of other advanced English-speaking countries. especially Britain, Canada, and New Zealand. Degrees and diplomas awarded by its universities and colleges are widely recognized in other countries and some of its research work, especially in medicine and agriculture, is very well regarded internationally. As in a number of other advanced societies, Australia's higher education and postsecondary education systems are currently undergoing major redirection and reconstruction in order to give governments a greater measure of control and to ensure that higher education institutions more closely serve national economic needs.
