COVID-19
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Industry & Research
Aussies lose faith in governments and social media to protect private data: ANU research
Australians have become less trusting of how governments and companies use their private data following two years of using check-in…
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News
Coronavirus: Government wins landmark Covid mandatory jab lawsuit
The NSW government has won a landmark Supreme Court challenge to the state’s lockdown measures to combat the Covid outbreak.…
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University of Sydney modelling claims Australia could hit 40,000 cases a day without restrictions
Experts from the University of Sydney claim Covid-19 cases could surge to 40,000 a day across Australia if state governments throw all…
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International Education
Victoria submits plan to bring back international students by year’s end
The Victorian government has become the latest to submit formal plans to get international students back into Australian institutions. Overseas…
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Industry & Research
Masters degrees soar as pandemic forces businesses to pivot to data science and logistics management
Lockdowns associated with the pandemic and a move away from traditional in-store sales to online purchases has seen demand for…
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Policy & Reform
Findings from the QILT 2021 graduate outcomes report
The Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT) survey program, including the 2021 Graduate Outcomes Survey (GOS), has just been…
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News
Monash legal expert explains why ‘no jab, no entry’ mandates are not discriminatory
A Monash University expert in discrimination law and tort law has said that so-called “no jab, no entry” policies do…
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Policy & Reform
Researchers issue warning for unvaccinated Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, caused by inequity issues
More than half (59 per cent) of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) adults are at a high level of…
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Industry & Research
La Trobe first Australian uni to mandate vaccines for staff, students
La Trobe university will become the first Australian university to mandate vaccination against COVID-19 for all staff and students. Vice…
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News
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.…
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News
‘This can’t be the new norm’: the effects of the pandemic on Australia’s academic landscape
A study on how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected Australian academics and their respective institutions has just been released, highlighting…
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News
Sydney Islamic leaders band together, USYD’s Marie Bashir Institute launch series of videos to push the vax message
Sydney Islamic leaders have banded together to push their communities to get vaccinated as authorities struggle to contain the spread…
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News
‘We can‘t tolerate that’: UOW students expelled from dorms for COVID breaches
A handful of students from a top university have been expelled from their accommodation after they hosted dorm room parties during lockdown.…
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Opinion
What one institution learnt from transitioning to online learning – opinion
Virtually overnight, IT teams across the higher education sector leapt into action to transition lesson delivery from face-to-face to online…
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News
Respected scientists quit journal board over article claiming COVID-19 vaccines kill, emboldening anti vaxxers
At a time when vaccine hesitancy and misinformation has gathered traction in some circles around the world, it seems unbelievable…
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News
Experts recommend NSW extend lockdown to lessen effects of pandemic
The life-threatening and economic hazards of relaxing Covid-19 restrictions before zero community spread is reached validates the decision by NSW…
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News
Academic shines light on Melbourne Covid outbreak variant as ‘fitter’ strains persist
An Australian professor has shone a light on the Covid‐19 variant that is wreaking havoc on Victoria. UNSW associate professor…
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News
Epidemiologists warn Australians won’t be fully vaccinated by Christmas, describing rollout as ‘snail’s pace’
Leading epidemiologists are warning that Australians will not be fully vaccinated by Christmas, based on the current speed of the…
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Industry & Research
Annual survey reveals the stress levels and stressors of students in 2020 – podcast
CampusReview · Annual survey reveals the stress levels and stressors of students in 2020 - podcast As the 2021 Australian…
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News
Unis offer support to help with India’s COVID-19 crisis
Three states are likely to receive rescue flights from India once a travel ban on the COVID-ravaged country ends this…
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News
COVID-19 could spread through toilet flushing, MJA report says
There are concerns toilets could spread COVID-19 because flushing could generate aerosols that linger in the air. A report published…
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Policy & Reform
Researchers find work from home policies created ‘greatest transport lever’ in 70 years
Preliminary findings from a University of Sydney study have found that work from home policies have had the greatest impact…
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Industry & Research
An uneven recovery for Australia’s university sector
Four more Australian universities have joined the list of institutions struggling to get back in the black, with the sector…
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Commentary
Training and its contribution to operational effectiveness during COVID-19: opinion
Training, applied and practised methodically, can and does make a significant contribution to the effective corporate structure. In difficult times…
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International Education
International students want to delay, not cancel, their Australian studies: new research
A new report has found that most international students want to delay their studies abroad until COVID-19 travel restrictions are…
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