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Partnership will include clinical placements for students, career development. By Dallas Bastian. The first TAFE-based hospital is in the works. The $126 million joint venture between Holmesglen Institute and Healthscope would generate about 150 beds initially, with the prospect of ...

There’s more for patients and for students at Queensland’s big new Gold Coast hospital. By Dallas Bastian. When the $1.76 billion Gold Coast University Hospital opened its doors to the public in September, it also offered expanded opportunities for nursing and ...

Incoming governments usually like to tinker with VET and this time a good place to begin the process would be with ASQA. By Jim Nicholls. Recent experience with the Australian Skills Quality Authority would suggest that it may be losing ...

The number of young people not in work or study has dropped sharply in the past year and the ACCI is passionate about the need to take action on the problem. By John Mitchell. If a competition were held to ...

The sixth edition of the Macquarie Dictionary has just published and among the many new Australianisms featured is the word apera – derived from aperitif – now the official name for Australian sherry. Wine-naming has long caused controversy. While it’s ...

A simplification of the visa process may have benefitted some education providers but has created confusion and extra work for others. By Dallas Bastian. The introduction of streamlined visa processing has complicated the process, rather than simplifying it, an international ...

In a competitive world, a new scheme has been developed by the University of Canberra to guarantee rooms for its students. By Dallas Bastian. International and first-year students will be guaranteed accommodation at the University of Canberra in the first ...

After making sure it had the right project to offer, the University of Ballarat is celebrating a successful venture into crowdfunding. By Dallas Bastian. A crowdfunding campaign to raise funds for a researcher’s computer program has had a successful outcome. ...

Enrolments are now open for a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs at Adelaide’s newest university. By Antonia Maiolo. Torrens University Australia, which is part of Laureate International Universities, a network of over 72 higher education institutions from all around ...

After nearly two years the government has announced a series of measures which will ease student visa rules to improve Australia’s international sector By Phil Honeywood. So the word is out. After the previous Government prevaricated for two years, the ...