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Private VET inquiry expected in Senate

A motion calling for a Senate inquiry into the regulation and funding of private vocational education and training providers is set to be passed today. The inquiry would follow the Coalition Government’s recently announced crackdown on “unscrupulous or misleading behaviour by ‘brokers’ ...

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Overseas students not bigger cheaters, CISA says

International students say recent reports of academic fraud involving companies charging fees to complete assignments have unfairly tarnished them. Council of International Students Australia (CISA) president Thomson Ch’ng said most reports gave the impression that international students were driving demand for such services, when ...

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Don’t stop the press – yet

With the bulk of print news circulation in freefall, Charles Sturt University has revealed some mildly heartening research findings for media companies: many young people apparently still love reading their news the old-fashioned way – on paper. The study, carried ...

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China FTA – for the win!

Universities say higher education will be one of the big winners in Australia and China’s historic free trade agreement (FTA), which includes frameworks that will expand mutual recognition of qualifications between the two countries. As part of the deal, finalised yesterday in ...

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Advice from winners

Recipients of the ATEM/Campus Review honours draw on their management and leadership expertise to offer tips for success. The Australian Tertiary Education Management (ATEM)/Campus Review awards recently celebrated excellence in the areas of academic leadership and administration. The winners were ...

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Nurses can inform palliative-care decisions

Nurses may realise early in the piece that patients are ready to move from life-prolonging treatment to palliative care but are unable to make that decision for them, a recent study has highlighted. University of Queensland School of Social Science associate ...

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11 unis win gender-equity citations

Eleven Australian universities were amongst just 76 organisations included in the national Workplace Gender Equality Agency’s (WGEA) inaugural Employer of Choice for Gender Equity citation list. The citations, which require organisations to submit evidence proving they meet a range of rigorous ...

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AMA chief’s prognosis: painful fees

Medical students will probably be amongst those feeling the brunt of any increases to university fees under a deregulated system, one of the nation’s chief doctors has warned. Speaking to Campus Review ahead of the three-day Higher Education Reform Summit ...

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