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Health courses lead La Trobe’s top university offers

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Health has once again dominated La Trobe University’s top courses among Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC) applicants, cementing its reputation as a leader in world-class health education. More than 1400 hard-working students received offers from La Trobe today as part of VTAC’s January first-round offers. This brings the total number of offers from the University, including … Continued

Monash University admits fresh $7.6 million wage theft scandal

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The National Tertiary Education Union has demanded an urgent federal parliamentary inquiry into university governance after Monash University admitted underpaying staff $7.6 million. The new wage theft revelations at Monash are additional to $10 million in previous underpayments at the university, and millions more in alleged underpayments NTEU is pursuing in the Federal Court for … Continued

The Bilingual Book Company Launches New, Innovative Bilingual Audiobook App

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The app offers line-by-line translation for bilingual audiobooks, making language learning portable and accessible via a mobile/iOS device for learners of all ages. MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO / ACCESSWIRE / December 27, 2024 / Language-learning innovator Angeline Pompei now offers an app for The Bilingual Book Company, which offers bilingual audiobooks based on interest-based learning for kids … Continued

Surf safety focus as parents hit the waves

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Parents from Homebush West Public School were taught to be safe in the surf ahead of the summer holidays. When the father of a student from Homebush West Public drowned last year, the close school community was devastated. The man was rescuing his niece and nephew from a rip on the NSW south coast when he … Continued

New Approach To International Education Inconsistent And Lacks Integrity

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The Australian Government’s newly announced policy approach for the international education sector is causing significant frustration and uncertainty for members of the Independent Tertiary Education Council Australia (ITECA).  ITECA is the peak body representing independent skills training, higher education, and international education providers. The approach, framed as a legal exercise under the Migration Act 1958 … Continued

Christmas win: New deal for independent school teachers and staff

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Thursday 19 December 2024  In last-minute talks ahead of a hearing at the Fair Work Commission today, the IEU reached a deal with the Association of Independent Schools NSW (AIS) that includes substantial pay rises and improved conditions in new three-year multi-enterprise agreements (MEAs) covering about 30,000 employees in 244 schools across NSW and the … Continued

Public high schools secure prestigious first in course places

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Public high schools secure prestigious first in course places NSW public high schools across the State are celebrating the excellence of their HSC students after securing 51 First in Course awards at a ceremony earlier this week. Twenty-six students from 23 NSW public schools received a First in Course award and 25 First-in Course awards … Continued

New international student ministerial direction must not threaten jobs

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The National Tertiary Education Union has called for a guarantee there will be no higher education job losses resulting from a new ministerial direction on international student visa applications.   Ministerial direction 111, which comes into effect today, will effectively mean a slow-down of visa processing once an institution reaches 80 per cent of its … Continued

La Trobe welcomes new student visa processing scheme

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La Trobe University Vice-Chancellor Professor Theo Farrell says the Federal Government’s decision to revoke Ministerial Direction 107 (MD107) will bring certainty to Australian universities and enable the equitable processing of international students, particularly for smaller universities and those in outer metro and regional areas.  “We have always believed MD107 was an inequitable tool that unfairly … Continued