An eminent economist believes the Victorian training policy mess is an example of a text book model banging up against the real world. Around Australia, treasury officials and policy advisers are sitting on review committees reconstructing the VET sector. Unfortunately, ...

A new study shows that one of a GP’s most trusty tools can do more to ease your pain than a pill.  A Curtin University study has shown doctors should wear a stethoscope and surround themselves with “iconic” medical symbols ...

A Murdoch University academic has led calls for the federal government and the opposition to rethink their proposals for asylum seeker policy. Associate Professor Anne Pedersen from the school of psychology said she was disappointed that the two main political ...

Tasmania’s Law Reform Institute has recommended a legal ban on the circumcision of baby boys in the state. It advises the practice of male circumcision on “incapable minors” be deemed illegal unless it is performed for religious or cultural purposes. ...

As part of the University of Technology Sydney’s renovations, haptic principles have been used in the redesign of the INSEARCH buildings. INSEARCH general manager education, Tim Laurence, who headed the $16 million project, based the upgrade design on haptics – ...

Plain packaging won’t stop those already addicted from lighting up, but will help stop people from picking up the habit, says a leading health academic. The dean of medicine and health sciences at the Australian National University, Professor Nicholas Glasgow, ...

Australian researchers have found a 15 per cent rise in the relative risk of suicide for rural men aged 30 to 49 in dry seasons. The team from the Australian National University and other research institutions looked at data in ...

The concept of driverless cars may sound like science fiction, but researchers say autonomous vehicles may soon hit our roads.  Imagine a world, in which your car would drive you from point A to B. You wouldn’t have to fret ...

The Greens higher education spokeswoman Senator Lee Rhiannon said her party would oppose the push by the University of NSW vice-chancellor and chairman of the Group of Eight, Professor Fred Hilmer, to give universities the power to set course fees. ...

The networking behaviour of sharks is being examined to discover the mysteries of their society. Lead researcher Nathan Bass is conducting the study as part of his honours project, in conjunction with Taronga Zoo to determine why and when the ...