Ballarat, Monash team up to form Federation University Australia. By Dallas Bastian Australia’s newest university, Federation University Australia, has officially launched. The University of Ballarat and Monash University’s Gippsland campus were amalgamated to form the new entity. Some Ballarat ...
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Pyne under attack
New education minister’s plan to review services fees, placement caps draws critics’ ire. Education minister Christopher Pyne’s potential plans for higher education have drawn the ire of critics. Pyne has announced his intention to review higher education’s demand-driven system ...
More »UQ retracts research paper
The institution finds no evidence that a related study was ever conducted. By Dallas Bastian A University of Queensland investigation is underway that has already resulted in the retraction of a paper by professor Bruce Murdoch that was published ...
More »New mode for students on the move
Bishop’s New Colombo Plan is more than just another name for AsiaBound. By Phil Honeywood In any new government, departmental restructures, rebadging of programs and new names stamped on policy initiatives are inevitable. This may well be the manner ...
More »TAFE NSW hears from communities it serves
Stakeholders tell system why they value it, what needs to change. By Margy Osmond TAFE NSW is facing real and significant change and it is critically important that we bring the community and the people of NSW with us ...
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