Labor touts fund to bring innovation to regional Australia
Almost all of Australia’s tech start-ups are in Sydney and Melbourne, but the federal opposition is hoping to change this. Labor has just released its third package of innovation reforms, including a Regional Innovation Fund. The announcement, made on Friday, came ahead of ...
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Navitas English staff strike
Teachers and administrators at Sydney Navitas English colleges have taken industrial action as part of a long-running pay dispute. The Independent Education Union and Navitas have been in negotiation since February. The college has offered staff a 2 per cent ...
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Good campus design speaks to the place and culture in which an institution sits, a leading architect has said. Robert McGauran, founding director of MGS Architects, said universities need to include the broader community in design plans in order to understand how ...
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Australia needs to expand R&D incentives: report
Australia needs a consistent innovation incentive for business to invest in research and development, a report has argued. Australia relies on the R&D Tax Incentive to encourage businesses to invest in research and development. Businesses that put $20,000 into R&D ...
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Unis don’t collaborate effectively, expert says
Universities don’t lack innovation, they just don’t share knowledge with one another effectively, the leader of a US network of universities has said. As a consequence, universities frequently double up on research, Bridget Burns said. Burns is executive director of the ...
More »Canberra now among world’s 20 best student cities
Melbourne has outshone Sydney and Canberra has held its place above Brisbane in the latest world ranking of best student cities released by university rankings agency QS. Despite recent tragic events in Paris, the French capital retained top spot in the index, ahead of Melbourne, ...
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