Australian universities are facing ongoing pressure from cyber attackers who have been emboldened by COVID-19 disruptions and attracted to the increasingly digital nature of learning and research. Universities store highly valuable information about students as well as data regarding research ...
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Australian of the Year Grace Tame has accused the Morrison government of undercutting its commitment to women’s safety for appointing a human rights commissioner who has spoken out about consent reforms. The government on Sunday announced Lorraine Finlay would be ...
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The tertiary education sector has lost more jobs than any non-agricultural sector in the last 12 months, with almost one in five jobs lost in 2021. Analysis from The Centre for Future Work reveals the extent of devastation that the ...
More »Most parents keen to get kids jabbed, vaccine hesitancy at all time low: ANU analysis
Most Australian parents are happy to get their children vaccinated, according to a new analysis by the Australian National University. A survey of over 3000 adults found that four in five parents were likely to get their children vaccinated if ...
More »NT finalist in VET trainer of year awards explains the advantages of vocational studies – podcast
In this podcast Campus Review talks to Wendy Blight, A VET trainer and workplace assessor at Charles Darwin University (CDU) in Alice Springs. She recently learned she is one of the Northern Territory's four finalists competing for the Trainer of ...
More »She’s only nine, but that’s not stopping Allegra from commencing university this year
A nine-year-old “physics genius” has been accepted to study physics at the University of New South Wales after completing senior high-school level maths and physics. Gold Coast primary school student Allegra Clarke will commence her first physics subject online later ...
More »USyd students oppose ‘austerity cuts’ in the arts and social sciences faculty
University of Sydney staff and students met with the dean of the university’s faculty of arts and social sciences (FASS) Professor Annamarie Jagose on Thursday to ask her questions and oppose a program titled “Future FASS”, but a spokesperson for ...
More »Bloody oath mate, I’m fair dinkum: speaking good Australian linked to trustworthiness
As a Londoner living in this strange land, I've spent a good decade navigating the Aussie accent and the peculiarities of Aussie 'English'. An English accent can often stop an Aussie in their tracks, and not fully grasping Aussie slang ...
More »NTEU submits FOI over $40 million in cuts at UWA
The National Tertiary Education Union has submitted a Freedom of Information application over The University of Western Australia's $40 million ‘Structural Reform Program’, which they say could cost up to 400 jobs. The union is demanding transparency over the details ...
More »The changing face of management during a pandemic: opinion
By now we are all aware of the effect and impact a pandemic can have on society and how disruptive it can be to the economy. The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown the business world into turmoil in so many ways. ...
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