Dai gou pronounced “die go” means “surrogate shopping” in Chinese. It refers to an informal kind of supply chain by which trusted individuals buy and/or transport quantities of selected goods to resell in China or elsewhere, and avoid commercial taxes ...
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More than 1000 international students have quietly been allowed to “jump the queue” and enter Australia during COVID-19, while 40,000 Aussies remain stranded overseas. Figures obtained by NCA NewsWire reveal the Australian Border Force Commissioner has granted 1050 foreign nationals ...
More »Ridd gets green light to fight dismissal case in High Court
The High Court will hear former James Cook University professor Peter Ridd's unfair dismissal case. In a message sent yesterday to contributors to his crowdsourced legal fund, Ridd said he was “naturally relieved and happy that the highest court in ...
More »Who Aussies trust after pandemic: ANU survey
COVID-19 has been a “shot in the arm” for confidence in the federal government, but Australians retain more trust in its state and territory equivalents, new analysis shows. Confidence in the federal government has almost doubled to 54.3 per cent ...
More »On the move | January
FOURTEEN AND OUT After 14 years at the helm of James Cook University, Professor Sandra Harding will retire from the role in December 2021. Chancellor Bill Tweddell said the university has flourished under Harding’s leadership. “Revenue has doubled to over ...
More »Academics from around the globe sound off on online learning
Half of the academics surveyed by Times Higher Education (THE) on the shift to online learning due to the coronavirus pandemic say it has had a negative effect on their mental health. The survey brought together the views of 520 ...
More »Aussie academic detained in Myanmar
Australian academic Sean Turnell, who was an economic adviser to Myanmar’s overthrown leader, has been detained following the military coup. The development comes just days after former state counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi was arrested. The Macquarie University professor began living ...
More »What universities are doing to address the rural doctors crisis: opinion
Assertions that there is little encouragement by city-based universities to encourage their medical students to seek training and employment in rural areas is simply incorrect
More »New discovery for how the brain ‘tangles’ in Alzheimer’s disease, could tell us why it occurs
Researchers from the University of Queensland believe they may have found a root cause of dementia and Alzheimer's disease. A breakthrough study by UQ’s Queensland Brain Institute has discovered a new 'seeding' process in brain cells which could help us ...
More »Macquarie Dictionary names ‘fake news’ its word of the decade
It was used as a weapon against media by former US President Donald Trump and it’s “here to stay” – fake news was voted word of the decade. A team from Macquarie University asked Australians to choose from a shortlist ...
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