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Prime minister Tony Abbott has launched the new Australia-Indonesia Centre, aimed at strengthening ties between Australia and its important neighbour. Timed to coincide with a visit to Canberra by vice-president of Indonesia Dr Boediono and selected ministers, the launch follows ...

A government review of the higher education funding scheme that began in 2012 will also consider access for students from low socio-economic backgrounds and the quality of graduates – but could lead to higher fees. By Dallas Bastian. The new minister ...

Our public universities were the guinea pigs in the introduction of the streamlined visa for international students. Now it’s to be offered more widely. By Phil Honeywood. "Based on the institutional pain that was inflicted on the public universities when ...

The number of Australians with mental health problems is enormous, but as a specialty area of nursing it has tended to be neglected – a situation that universities are being urged to address in their training of nursing students. By ...

Universities established in the 1970s are facing a mid-life crisis as they look towards the internationalising future. By Richard Higgott. "For the quality agenda to prevail, universities need to be academically led and governed, not simply managed." Few people would ...

University of Newcastle Professor John Germov has been appointed president of the Australasian Council of Deans of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (DASSH). Representing 45 universities in Australia and New Zealand, DASSH is the peak body for research and education ...

Former federal minister for resources and energy Martin Ferguson has joined the University of Western Australia’s Energy and Minerals Institute. He has been appointed to the institute’s board of trustees along with Andrew Harding, chief executive of Rio Tinto’s iron ...

Business leader John Langoulant has joined Curtin University in a strategic appointment to provide advice on major initiatives aligned to the university’s 2013 to 2017 strategic plan.  Acting vice-chancellor Professor Colin Stirling said Curtin would benefit from Langoulant’s network, business ...

Macquarie University will have a new leadership team in place early next year for its international operations, following the appointment of Professor Jim Lee (deputy vice-chancellor, international) and Nicole Brigg (director, Macquarie International). Lee is vice-provost (international) at Queen’s University ...

Griffith University vice-chancellor Professor Ian O’Connor has been appointed to a key investment and trade board in Queensland. Queensland treasurer and minister for trade Tim Nicholls announced O’Connor will be one of six members of the newly created Trade and ...