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The practice of astroturfing involves an interested party creating the illusion of public support, to push a particular agenda. For example, the Alliance of Australian Retailers was set up in 2010 as a front for tobacco companies to campaign against ...

The lack of tertiary education policy announcements from the major parties as campaigning gathers pace is hardly new. But the Opposition’s support of what Labor has already done is unusual. By Fran Molloy As September’s federal election draws near, it’s ...

Australia’s unique higher education student profile has driven demand for new models of student accommodation in our capital cities. By Sarah Buckeridge and Geoff Hanmer In Australia every year, there are about 200,000 international students looking for places to live. ...

  Internal collaboration is the key to successfully implementing an internationalised vision. By Phil Honeywood Internationalisation in education has many dimensions. At its best it embraces student mobility, transnational education, internationalisation of the curriculum, academic exchange and extensive collaborative research ...

  The National Tertiary Education Union will stump up $1 million to back the Greens in the next election. By Antonia Maiolo The union supporting university staff and academics will put up $1 million of its members’ money to back ...

Deakin University has joined the global movement of education providers offering free online courses to students with the launch of its first massive open online course or ‘MOOC’. By Antonia Maiolo The inaugural 12-week course on humanitarian emergencies will be ...

No charges will be laid against any person involved in the nepotism scandal at the University of Queensland, following an investigation by the Crime and Misconduct Commission (CMC). The CMC conducted an independent examination of a complaint made over the ...

In the face of “short sighted” funding cuts and a changing education system, Australia’s universities are rapidly emerging as potential world leaders, according to a new university rankings list. By Antonia Maiolo Australia has shot up in the latest global ...

  Take fast broadband, cheap mobile devices, and digital environment together, and you get the perfect reason to launch MOOCs or massive open online courses. By Aileen Macalintal These free courses have been the universities’ way of adapting to today’s technology ...

New Zealand is about to move towards a flexible, student-centred approach to assessment. By Stuart Middleton when the announcement was made that the New Zealand Qualifications Authority was going to assess qualifications by delivering the assessments to anyone, anywhere, anytime, ...