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Built-in upgrades

Trades can support the sustainability generation by making environmental concerns a natural part of courses. By Rodney Jackson Environmental sustainability is, perhaps, the number one global issue of our time. While world leaders struggle to reach a consensus on how ...

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Young eye for the old guy

High school students and aged-care residents will link up to learn about online safety. University of the Sunshine Coast researchers and campus-based organisation iDcare, which supports victims of identity crime, launched the program in an effort to reduce online identity ...

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TAFEs back childcare training crackdown

TAFEs have welcomed a federal government crackdown on poor childcare training, following a report that revealed many courses were too short to enable adequate skills development or assessment. The report, compiled by the Australian Skills Quality Authority, was released this week by ...

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Gilchrist to sell Australian education to India

Australia is looking to hit sixes internationally with the appointment of Adam Gilchrist as the first ambassador to India on education. The former test cricketer will help ensure Australia is still seen as a high-quality education provider among potential Indian ...

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Work ethics: dilemmas on campus

  Competing pressures on campus can make it hard for academics to determine the right thing to do. By Elisabeth Shaw Although universities generally have extensive policies and procedures in place to guide students and faculty members, there are times ...

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Uni chiefs urge fresh research funding debate

Go8 vice-chancellors have combined to call for fresh debate on research funding in universities. The leaders warn that without adequate federal investment, institutions have few options to make up the shortfall. Each university chief penned thoughts on the topic in the group’s ...

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ANU announces $53m student residence

The Australian National University has unveiled its plans for a $53 million student residential building. ANU students influenced the design of the new building, which will house an extra 500 students on campus from 2017. Chris Grange, executive director of administration ...

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Report calls for states alone to run schools

States should take full control over the way primary and secondary schools in Australia are run, funded and regulated, a new report concludes. The report, published by the Melbourne School of Government, found that the current system of mixed responsibilities ...

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