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Australia’s leading expert on whistleblowing law has welcomed Federal Government “long overdue” whistleblower protection legislation. Professor A J Brown said that the introduction of the Public Interest Disclosure Bill 2013 took the government closer to its promise of having the ...

The great growth in tertiary education is well underway but does everyone need a degree? asks Stuart Middleton It is amazing how messages that meet with approval get around and keep popping up in faraway places. The latest Times Higher ...

Staff may have to adapt to technological advances in future, while also having deep disciplinary knowledge. By Caroline McMillen The expansion of Australia’s higher education system in the past 50 years has created a sector that has delivered research excellence ...

Tertiary education minister Chris Bowen has resigned from Julia Gillard’s cabinet in the wake of fallout from Labor’s unsuccessful leadership spill. In a press conference at Parliament House, Bowen said: “This is what I regard is the appropriate and honorable ...

Deakin University has led the new national study showing alcohol is still the driver for most of the harm experienced in the night-time entertainment districts across Australia. Alcohol and drug addiction expert, associate professor Peter Miller, led the study. He ...

One of the nation’s largest TAFEs has shown it is far from ‘outdated’ by demonstrating a list of successful, ground-breaking courses. By John Mitchell Over the past 12 months, the prevailing narrative emanating from some commentators was that TAFE institutes ...

The TAFE shake up around the nation has led to closures and mergers for some institutions but the sector is strong and will survive, writes Brendan Sheehan For anyone involved in or with the public TAFE system, the past year ...

TAFE NSW-Sydney Institute is the inaugural winner of the Australian International Training Provider of the Year award. Director David Riordan shares his insights into globalisation for education. In recent years we have hosted delegations and study tours from China, Korea, ...

The university network believes there are ways of attracting more students to regional areas. Students who choose to study at regional universities should have access to subsidised accommodation through a HECS loan. Professor David Battersby, chair of the Regional Universities ...

But the NTEU says the money doesn’t even cover recent funding cuts. Victorian TAFEs will get $200 million to support innovation and structural reform. Victorian premier Denis Napthine and state minister for higher education Peter Hall announced the additional funding ...