Many fear our ageing population will place intergenerational stress on the economy. I see a more positive scenario, where a growing cohort of motivated senior citizens remain valued and productive members of society through their creative use of digital technologies. ...
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Talking Eds, Episode 5: The Con’s urban Odyssey, pre-election childcare policies, medication for kids
This week on Talking Eds, I am joined by Campus Review and Education Review editor James Wells and Early Learning Review editor Loren Smith to chat about four interesting stories that made the news this week. Updating Shakespeare for the ...
More »Break it to them gently: reports often obscure VET’s failings
A national report on the effectiveness of reform politely reveals numerous policy failings. As a consultant in VET for the last 24 years, engaged by many government clients, I have often seen examples of game-playing by those clients. For instance, ...
More »What local unis can learn about rape culture from the Brock Turner case
The internet has exploded with reactions, ranging from vitriolic to darkly comedic, in the wake of Stanford University's Brock Turner being sentenced to only six months in jail – of which he'll probably serve only three – for penetrating an unconscious female student behind a ...
More »Talking Eds, Episode 3: Smoking bans, cute babies and what the Brock Turner case tells us about rape culture
In Episode 3 of APN Educational Media's weekly review podcast, Talking Eds, James Wells from Education Review and Campus Review and Loren Smith from Early Learning Review join me, news editor Patrick Avenell, to chat about the effectiveness of smoking ...
More »Campus cigarette bans could be harming smokers
Many university campuses around Australia are telling students and staff to butt out. But one expert has argued that these blanket bans on smoking might be causing harm. Many institutions, including all in the state of Victoria, along with the University ...
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CQUniversity exploring psychological and biological effect of inducements on vulnerable gamblers
We've all seen ads on TV, in newspapers, splashed across social media, on the sides of buses and on billboards from city centres to the rural outskirts of civilisation. Gambling advertising has become an inescapable ever-present, to the point where ...
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