A South Australian university head has apologised to victims who were sexually harassed or assaulted at the institute, vowing to “do better” in future. The University of Adelaide announced on Thursday it would change its policies, processes and culture as part of a series ...
More »CCTV of moment ex-uni dean Dianne Jolley found threatening letters played in court
An ex-senior academic accused of fabricating a harassment campaign against herself confessed she’d been “naughty” in a phone call intercepted by police, a court has heard. Dianne Jolley, the former dean of science at the University of Technology Sydney, is on trial ...
More »International students to return to South Australia, making it the first jurisdiction since borders slammed shut
South Australia will be the first state to bring international students back after the country slammed its borders shut because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Flight Training Adelaide site at Parafield, in Adelaide’s northern suburbs, has been approved as the ...
More »‘I know where you live’: Letters from academics’ alleged fake threat campaign revealed
The vulgar and expletive-laden letters allegedly sent by a senior Sydney academic as part of a fake harassment campaign can be revealed. Dianne Jolley, 51, is standing trial in Sydney’s Downing Centre District Court where she has denied allegations she ...
More »Deakin University report shows some major supermarkets are ‘overexposing’ consumers to junk food
Australian supermarkets offer more discounts on unhealthy options and stock a higher percentage of sugary or fatty products in poorer suburbs, new data has revealed. Deakin University’s Food Environment Dashboard has handed out red flags to all Australian grocery chains, which ...
More »Ex-UTS dean Dianne Jolley sent herself her own underwear as part of fake harassment campaign, court hears
An ex-university dean allegedly sent herself a card containing a pair of her own underwear and the words “Sorry for your loss” on the front amid a fake harassment campaign designed to influence a course review process, a court has heard. ...
More »Alzheimer’s drug approved in US ‘offers hope’ to millions
Regulators in the US have approved the first new medication for Alzheimer's in nearly two decades. Aducanumab is the first medication intended to slow cognitive decline in people in the early stages of Alzheimer's. It includes antibodies designed to attach ...
More »Study reveals reasons why people panic buy, who are the most likely culprits
Psychological factors like anxiety and a loss of control are some of the common reasons Australians panic buy products, a study has found. South Australian researchers have investigated the cause and biggest culprits of the bizarre and frustrating phenomenon that ...
More »Academic shines light on Melbourne Covid outbreak variant as ‘fitter’ strains persist
An Australian professor has shone a light on the Covid‐19 variant that is wreaking havoc on Victoria. UNSW associate professor Stuart Turville said the Indian strain, as it has become known, was one of three that had spread throughout the ...
More »Epidemiologists warn Australians won’t be fully vaccinated by Christmas, describing rollout as ‘snail’s pace’
Leading epidemiologists are warning that Australians will not be fully vaccinated by Christmas, based on the current speed of the sluggish rollout, as Victorians were on Sunday turned away from getting the jab. The state’s struggling vaccination program was blasted ...
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