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Rural and regional higher education is more than a matter of individual equity, writes Sue Kilpatrick. Changes to the youth allowance announced in the federal budget have raised a storm of protest from young people and their families living in ...

Quality private VET providers are desperately trying to differentiate themselves from the dodgy end of the sector, writes John Mitchell. Some surprises might be in store from the government’s recently announced review of international education. For those expecting it to ...

Further industrial action looming in NSW TAFE teachers in NSW have voted in favour of further industrial action if an agreement on hours and conditions is not reached. A stopwork meeting last week heard from the NSW Teachers’ Federation that ...

While TVET Australia’s continuing existence hangs in the balance, the body’s new chief – former Canberra heavyweight Jim Davidson – says its functions in supporting VET system advisory bodies should be maintained. And he questions whether a government regulator is ...

TAFE institutes often make the point that they are expected to shoulder a stronger community obligation than their private sector counterparts. This in turn imposes heavier cost and workload burdens on them. The latest figures from the NCVER lend some ...

The government’s response to the international student situation is just lukewarm, write Bruce Mackenzie and Virginia Simmons. Much has been said and written in recent weeks about unscrupulous training providers and migration agents who exploit young hopefuls from overseas. But ...

Queensland Conservatorium appoints new directornsel for the Asia-Oceania Tax Consultants’ Association. Johnston appointed dean at Sydney Professor Archie Johnston has been appointed as the next dean of engineering and IT at the University of Sydney. Johnston is a fellow of ...

Britain hunts for 4000 ‘bogus’ foreign students The British government is trying to locate nearly 4000 foreign students after coming to the UK to study at bogus colleges. The students were all due to study at colleges that have had ...

The increasingly casualised California university system makes Toby Miller wonder whether unionisation has a future. When I was a child, the Dutch-derived word furlough referred to soldiers in Hollywood movies who were away from the front, enjoying some shore leave. ...

Universities looking to develop student housing need to be aware of proposed changes to the operation of the GST regime, writes Angela Lau. From 1 July 2010, the federal government has proposed that the GST-free treatment of going concerns, including ...