Universities are supporting the government’s innovation agenda, and Labor has said of the sector that its “political judgement's not always been the strongest". Labor Senator Kim Carr, shadow minister for higher education, said yesterday’s innovation policy announcement was underwhelming and ...
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Young people may need decade to get full-time job
New research has found it can take young people 10 years to secure full-time work, but through no fault of their own. The Life Patterns study from University of Melbourne’s Youth Research Centre followed a cohort of just under 4000 ...
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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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