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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 ...

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 ...

  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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

  Universities have much to gain from adopting modern online education but to reap the benefits for themselves and their students, they’re going to have to do it right. By Adam Brimo Most of the world outside of academia has ...