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A Malaysian couple obtaining PhDs from Monash University has struggled to obtain maternity care in Australia.  It was only after traipsing to a sixth public hospital in Melbourne that international students Shamsul Mohideen and his wife, Azleena Mohamad, were finally ...

Claims that Australia’s universities are on the financial rise and running huge surpluses should be treated with caution, says the sector’s peak body, and an attempt by the government to lower hopes for further federal funding. “We think it was ...

It is timely to ask whether the qualifications for nurses working in advanced positions need reviewing. In Australia there are about 18 universities offering courses leading to nurse practitioner qualifications as standalone courses or in partnerships. Some of these programs ...

The international education sector has a tendency to “slip through the cracks” in this country, and that’s something that the International Education Association of Australia’s new chief plans to change. Phil Honeywood, IEAA’s new chief executive, started in the job last ...

The states should not starve TAFEs of funds because they are the biggest providers of skills and education in the VET sector with a successful and proud history, says the federal Minister for Tertiary Education, Senator Chris Evans. “We are ...

Does the University of Queensland have more questions to answer about the situation that has led to changes in its top management? The university, which received $792 million in Australian government financial assistance in 2010, thinks not. UQ cites privacy laws ...

Staff anxieties at two Sydney universities over the possibility of job cuts in the coming year could be a sign of tougher things to come, as universities attempt to make their money go further under demand-driven funding. Workers at both ...

As a scandal that eventually cost him his vice-chancellery at the University of Queensland was unfolding in the national media, Professor Paul Greenfield was speaking in south-east Asia on the growing importance of institutional reputation in higher education. Greenfield made ...

Catholic men are paid 6.7 per cent more than men who reported a Protestant affiliation, according to research published in the journal  Applied Economics Letters. The study was conducted by Southern Cross University senior lecturer Dr Michael Kortt in conjunction ...

The coverage of the NT languages policy in  Education Review  and Campus Review deserves a response in the interests of balance and accuracy. The draft policy and associated guidelines, “Literacy Framework for Students with English as an additional language” can be easily ...