Three states are likely to receive rescue flights from India once a travel ban on the COVID-ravaged country ends this month, but stranded Australians who test positive to the virus will not be on-board. Prime Minister Scott Morrison confirmed on ...
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India could “rethink” its vital relationship with Australia if the Morrison government’s travel ban drags on, an expert has warned. Australian industries have been encouraged to strengthen their ties with India after significant trade tensions with China. But the higher education sector ...
More »COVID-19 could spread through toilet flushing, MJA report says
There are concerns toilets could spread COVID-19 because flushing could generate aerosols that linger in the air. A report published in the Medical Journal of Australia highlighted several examples of how coronavirus was spreading via airborne transmission including by “faecal ...
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An article titled "F*** You: Uyghur protestors rally against appointment of University of Adelaide's new VC" published on 8 February 2021 included a number of false and defamatory statements made by protestors and directed at the appointment of Professor Peter ...
More »ANU vice-chancellor tells world leaders pandemic offers chance to ‘reshape world’
Professor Brian Schmidt from ANU has told a summit of world leaders the COVID-19 pandemic offers a “once-in-a-generation” chance to reset industry and the economy as we face an even bigger fight – climate change. The ANU VC and president ...
More »PM defends appointment of new Education Minister
The Prime Minister has defended his decision to promote Alan Tudge to the position of Education and Youth Minister last week as part of a cabinet reshuffle. Scott Morrison said Tudge, whose affair with a female staffer was aired on ...
More »The Industry View, part 4: improving training product development
In this fourth and final part of the series on industry’s view of training product design and development, we discuss how the development process can be improved without throwing the whole system out yet again. Importantly, and despite the current ...
More »The Industry View, part 3: too many qualifications in VET?
One of the criticisms of VET is that there are too many qualifications, many of which have few to no enrolments. While on the face of it, this can be seen to be true, we need to be very clear ...
More »The future is now: new Swinburne VC sets a course for post-COVID prosperity
Pascale Quester of Swinburne University of Technology joined the HEDx podcast in partnership with Campus Review at the end of her first 100 days as Vice Chancellor. She reflected on how all universities have the chance to leave the peloton ...
More »The mundane menace to universities that must not be ignored: opinion
Universities must view risk at a higher level to understand, prioritise and then manage those risks that can result in the biggest losses to the university.
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