This year’s federal election was overshadowed by an event many thought might push the Opposition over the line: the passing of Labor Party “son” and charismatic reformer Bob Hawke. Hawke, who was Prime Minister between 1983 and 1991, helped to ...
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After the dust settled from the Coalition’s upset win on the weekend, conversation quickly turned to how inaccurate the country’s major opinion polls had been. Throughout the election campaign Labor consistently led the Coalition 51:49; at the time Morrison took ...
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Last week 18 countries and five tech companies signed the historic Christchurch Call to Action, the first global pledge to fight online hate speech, violence and terrorism. Spearheaded by New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and French President Emmanuel Macron, ...
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Hi, I’m Wade Zaglas, education editor for Campus Review. Today we're starting our weekly roundup of the key stories and issues of the week. You can either read the summary or listen to the podcast below. In the wake of ...
More »Election 2019: What’s in it for VET?
While there is very little difference between what the Coalition and Labor are offering in school funding – save for Labor’s plan to provide universal early childhood care – their commitments to the VET sector differ sharply. In today’s Media ...
More »Australia’s environmental science programs among the best in the world at a critical time
Australian research into environmental science is among the best in the world, according to the 2018 Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) results, at a critically important time for the environment. The results showed that 30 of 34 Australian universities ...
More »Freedom of speech debate erupts after ‘Cash Cows’ program
This week the National Tertiary Education Union called on Murdoch University to guarantee the jobs of three of its staff who spoke out during the Four Corners ‘Cash Cows’ episode on foreign fee-paying students. The call was prompted after Murdoch’s ...
More »Great prospects for engineering and physiotherapy graduates: Good Careers Guide 2019
The 2019 Good Careers Guide holds positive news for would-be engineers and physiotherapists. The engineering industry is experiencing a shortage in Australia due to stagnating university enrolments for nearly two decades and a glut of new jobs. Indeed, it is ...
More »Can NAPLAN be communicated better?
It’s that time of year again – the National Assessment Plan for Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) takes place this week. Around Australia over one million students in years 3, 5, 7 and 9 will sit a total of four tests: ...
More »Curtin Singapore comes out on top
Curtin Singapore is celebrating after topping the rankings of employment outcomes among Singapore institutions in a recent survey. The Private Education Graduate Employment Survey ranked the university first in employability for the second year in a row, with graduates enjoying ...
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