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Inequality not good for those at the top
A book by Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett, The Spirit Level: Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better (London: Allen…
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Do nurse practitioners need a doctorate?
It is timely to ask whether the qualifications for nurses working in advanced positions need reviewing. In Australia there are…
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Evans defends TAFE
The states should not starve TAFEs of funds because they are the biggest providers of skills and education in the…
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Holding UQ to account
Does the University of Queensland have more questions to answer about the situation that has led to changes in its…
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Catholic discipline pays off, research finds
Catholic men are paid 6.7 per cent more than men who reported a Protestant affiliation, according to research published in…
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NT backs multilingual approach
The coverage of the NT languages policy in Education Review and Campus Review deserves a response in the interests of balance…
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Govt misses target with literacy plan
By Darragh O Keeffe Researchers at Edith Cowan University in Western Australia have found that a multi-million dollar Government plan…
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Teacher education at neoliberal crossroads
Some say the education profession should remain conservative in nature, while others are demanding a praxis model that allows the…
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Free to think, or is it free-thinking
University autonomy is ranked across 26 European countries in a major new report from the European University Association (EUA). In…
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HR feeling the pinch
With budgets being trimmed, administrations may have to look at coaching academics and using automated solutions to reduce pressure on…
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Friendly guide to the acronym (FGA)
Just in case you are new to the academy and are what is termed an early career researcher, (even if…
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UQ moves to tighten admissions as VC resigns over irregularity
The University of Queensland is moving to change and tighten rules around student admissions after the resignations of its vice-…
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BA retention rates on rise ACER finds
The retention rate for commencing bachelor degree students in Australia has increased from 81 per cent in 2001 to 84…
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Challenges facing Asian higher education
In this story you can live link to a one-day roundtable from Hong Kong where education leaders in Asia are…
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Is it time to update your on-line status?
Last week Lindsay Tanner (vice-chancellor's fellow at Victoria University) wrote that: The students of tomorrow will be born digital: they'll…
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Friendly guide to the acronym (FGA)
With the AIEC conference just finished in Adelaide and the Knight Review still on our minds it might be a…
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Students force ANU share sale
University sells shares in coal seam gas company after student campaign. A student campaign has led to the Australian National…
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Friendly guide to the acronym (FGA)
For our second installment of our new column on acronyms that dot the VET and higher education landscapes we look…
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Unlocking the hidden talent
More can be done for disadvantaged VET students but accurate data is needed to target the assistance. The lack of…
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Unlocking the hidden talent
More can be done for disadvantaged VET students but accurate data is needed to target the assistance. The lack of…
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Friendly guide to the acronym (FGA)
We have decided to befriend intersecting, interacting acronyms that populate the world of higher education. As you are all more…
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NT English-only policy under fire
Parliamentary enquiry hears NT, english-only for first four hours teaching, rule is damaging. Rules which require teachers in the Northern…
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Qualifications Standards ‘undercooked’
More time is needed to consider qualification standards that will form part of TEQSA regulation, universities say. The draft qualifications…
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Pedagogy ‘not’ cost-cutting driving tutorial cuts
Students to meet this week to decide on action as consultations replace some tutes. Students at the University of Adelaide…
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Specialist university to open in Victoria
Melbourne College of Divinity to be Victoria's newsest university. The Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority has approved the establishment of…
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