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Independent MP Andrew Wilkie confirms he will not back flood levy unless ALTC survives. A deal could be struck today, by Susan Woodward. Federal independent MP Andrew Wilkie, has confirmed to Campus Review he would withhold his support of the ...

A leading higher education expert says the new ERA framework will have more effect on research direction than international rankings. By Susan Woodward. Results from round one of the Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) assessment are unlikely to affect ...

Executive remuneration a target in NTEU action against Newcastle. By Natasha Egan. The National Tertiary Education Union has forced the University of Newcastle to reveal executive salaries under NSW freedom of information legislation, and the union expects many more requests ...

Universities need to better advertise what assistance is available to students who are struggling financially, the National Union of Students says. The union has launched a nationwide survey to determine how much financial pressure students are under in response to ...

A University of the Sunshine Coast adjunct professor who works to educate business, not-for-profit and government organisations on what the future holds has received a global award. Professor Sohail Inayatullah received one of four 2010 Laurel Awards for all-time best ...

A marketing and business development consultant with strong industry links to China has been appointed director of the University of Western Australia’s Confucius Institute. Associate Professor Philip Kirchlechner has 20 years’ experience in marketing and business development in the iron ...

Professor Robyn McGuiggan has been appointed head of James Cook University’s faculty of law, business and creative arts. Born and raised in Grafton, NSW, McGuiggan has completed a bachelor of science with honours in pharmacology at the University of Sydney ...

A former federal MP for Canberra, Annette Ellis, has been appointed to the University of Canberra Council. She held the former shadow portfolios of ageing and disabilities. Ellis, whose appointment is for a three-year term, will replace John Mackay on ...

Founder of TOWER Software Brand Hoff and creative director of the Centenary of Canberra Robyn Archer are among 34 new adjunct appointments to the University of Canberra. A University of Canberra graduate and former member of the University’s governing council, ...

Macquarie’s chancellor has stepped into its long-running industrial dispute. Macquarie University has urged the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) to call off a strike planned for the beginning of the teaching year, and to focus instead on negotiating a new ...