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Loneliness and bad jobs a real pain in the back If you are unhappy with your job or live alone, chances are you will take longer to recover from lower back pain than your less stressed and better supported counterparts, ...

Is the transition between VET and the university sector a case of spanning bridges or crossing moats full of crocodiles, asks Ros Brennan Kemmis. In her speech of 4 March, Julia Gillard commented that in terms of Australia’s productivity and ...

With the release of COAG’s workplan, Damon Anderson reflects on the skills reform agenda and finds it lacking imagination. We are purportedly in the midst of an education revolution involving major investment in school infrastructure and revitalisation of higher education. ...

The $6 billion higher education overhaul recommended by the Bradley review is expected to be staggered over several years due to the new economic reality. Education minister and acting Prime Minister Julia Gillard told radio host Alan Jones last week ...

Protest over prayer rooms Muslim students at RMIT University have protested at the lack of prayer rooms, saying they are being sexually harassed and discriminated against. But university management denied it. saying Muslim students were more than catered for. The ...

If the idea of think global, act local has merit, then Queensland University of Technology is doing its bit for reducing carbon emssions. The university is one of the five members of the Australian Technology Network, which has agreed collectively ...

Twitter is all the rage in some walks of life. Celebrities appear to have embraced it wholeheartedly, as was recently demonstrated by comedian Stephen Fry, who used the micro-blogging service to give minute-by-minute updates during an afternoon stuck in a ...

After many attempts, an approach of collaboration and partnership may help Australia strike the right balance in its relationship with its Pacific neighbours right, writes David Lowe. The challenges faced collectively by the nations in the Pacific region are perhaps ...