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21 January 2024 Australia used to be a human rights champion.What happened, what next? As a key player in the negotiations to the United Nations Declaration, which celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2023, Australia wholeheartedly subscribed to its text and its spirit. The drafters of the Declaration undertook the task of drafting the human rights … Continued
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21 January 2024 Support Removes ANY Reason to Delay Religious Discrimination Bill The widespread support for proposed bans on extreme hate speech as reported today, Christian groups back Labor’s plan to tackle hate speech, removes the final hurdle to the introduction of long overdue Federal religious discrimination protections. “There is clear support across faith … Continued
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Aussie parents are being encouraged to make eye tests a back-to-school priority with research suggesting more than 25 per cent of school children have been diagnosed with Myopia in Australia, an increase of 9 per cent since 2018. Despite the significant growth in short-sightedness, The Child Myopia Working Group’s latest ANZ Child Myopia … Continued
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A multi-year study led by the office of Australia’s Women in STEM Ambassador investigated the impact of anonymisation (removing identifying names and other information) on applications for access to research facilities in Australia. The results provide crucial insights that have the potential to reshape the landscape of equity and diversity in the research sector. … Continued
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Australian Catholic University has admitted to underpaying 1100 staff $3.6 million in the latest case of higher education wage theft. ACU has committed to full backpay with interest as soon as possible over the underpayments, which happened between 2016 and 2023. More than 101,730 university staff have now suffered $170.3 million in wage theft nationwide … Continued
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Universities around the world can preserve academic integrity from the threat of Artificial Intelligence (AI) by resisting corporate pressure and prioritising ethics, according to a new paper with Charles Darwin University (CDU). The study by CDU and Babeş-Bolyai University in Romania explores how universities around the world can adopt and adapt to the ever-increasing popularity … Continued
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First Nations students from across the Northern Territory are gathering in Darwin this week to explore opportunities to study health in the second year of a successful new Charles Darwin University (CDU) program. CDU’s First Nations Introduction to University – Health program begins this week, welcoming students to the Casuarina campus from around Darwin, Milikapiti, Gapyuwiak, Ramingining, … Continued
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Australia needs a new strategy for international education, given shifts in geopolitical relations, technological advancements, and changing student preferences influence how international education is delivered and consumed. That’s the advice to the Australian Government from the Independent Tertiary Education Council Australia (ITECA), the peak body representing independent providers in the skills training, higher education … Continued
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Women’s Health in the South East (WHISE) is leading a groundbreaking initiative, as a new large-scale project funded by the Victorian Government, to combat workplace gendered violence. Supported by WorkSafe Victoria’s WorkWell Respect Fund, the project, named “Training for Respect,” aims to establish a sustainable infrastructure for Victoria’s adult education and training sector to address … Continued
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A pre-employment program aimed at addressing the skills shortage in the aged care sector is proving to be a success in a regional South Australian town. Like most areas of Australia, Berri was suffering from a shortage of workers, and with a lack of local on the ground training courses available, the solution wasn’t clear. At the same time … Continued
