As Australia prepares for a COVID-19 vaccine rollout in the next few months, questions have been asked about how individuals, businesses and society at large will be able to verify their COVID-19 and vaccination statuses. Enter Erika Harman, a dietician ...
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Student accommodation providers have offered to set up quarantine conditions in their facilities and are lobbying to provide charter flights to Australia for international students in a bid to reverse crippling occupancy rates and revenue losses. International students and their ...
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A new study has been published that examines the major factors contributing to Australia’s worst fire season on record, including climate change, severe droughts and insufficient methods to mitigate the disaster. Climate experts from the ARC Centre of Excellence for ...
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It goes without saying that the disruptions to education in 2020 were profound and challenging on a number of levels. For the first time in their lives, many parents in affected jurisdictions had to monitor their children’s learning at home, ...
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As Australia begins a slow and difficult recovery from COVID-19, the status of our universities will be increasingly important in attracting and retaining international students once borders fully reopen. In a recent article for The Conversation, UNSW president and vice-chancellor ...
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The peak body representing independent providers in the higher education, vocational education, training and skills sector, the Independent Tertiary Education Council Australia (ITECA), has welcomed the government’s $4 billion injection amid a massive decline in commencements in the June 2020 ...
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Australian states and territories must play a greater role in countering the security challenges of the 21st century and cyber security demands greater recognition and appreciation, two experts warned at the latest National Press Club Address. Entitled 'Securing Australia in ...
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New research has concluded that university-educated females in Australia have accrued a bigger HECS-HELP debt and also earn less than their male counterparts. The findings appear in Futurity Investment Group’s Impact of University Debt Report, which surveyed more than 1000 ...
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CampusReview · How Many Students Will We See Next Year? HEDx Podcast - Episode 13 This week's podcast sees Karl and Martin of HEDx discussing the importance of data analytics and finding ways of monitoring and forecasting market changes. John ...
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With Australia just coming out of recession, it is unsurprising that there has been a strong focus from federal and state governments on addressing unemployment levels and ensuring that our university graduates are able to find jobs. The Australian Government’s ...
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