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A local Sunshine Coast teacher was honoured with an award last night at the Independent Education Union – Queensland and Northern Territory (IEU-QNT) annual Literary Competition presentation. David Coleman-Mann, a teacher at Chancellor State College in Sippy Downs, won the Open category for his short story, titled “Legacy”. Stewart Riddle, who judged the … Continued
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A local Toowoomba student was honoured with an award last night at the Independent Education Union – Queensland and Northern Territory (IEU-QNT) annual Literary Competition presentation. Lawson Plumbe from Toowoomba East State School topped the Year 5 and 6 poetry category with a poem, titled “Dragon”. Dr Sherilyn Lennon, who judged the entries said Lawson’s … Continued
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A local Townsville student was honoured with an award last night at the Independent Education Union – Queensland and Northern Territory (IEU-QNT) annual Literary Competition presentation. Estella Dobbins from St Patrick’s College topped the Year 7 and 8 short story category with her submission, titled “The Right Thing”. Antoinette Mizen and Kelly Whiteway who judged … Continued
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National Tertiary Education Union members at Swinburne University will strike next week in response to an unprecedented attack on working conditions and academic freedom. University management has proposed scrapping more than 140 rights and conditions from the enterprise agreement. NTEU members will stop work on Wednesday for half a day to protest the … Continued
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Charles Darwin University (CDU) welcomed Australia’s inaugural Ambassador for First Nations People for his first visit to the University this week. Ambassador Justin Mohamed visited CDU on Wednesday to meet with representatives to connect, share and exchange information around the University’s First Nations strategic direction. The Ambassador met with CDU Vice-Chancellor Professor Scott Bowman, CDU … Continued
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A team from Monash University has won the People’s Choice Award at a major Australian design competition thanks to its unique beehive-inspired proposal for a site in East Malvern, Melbourne. The awards for the 2023 Fleetwood Challenge Cup were announced at the prefabAUS conference on 22 August 2023. The Hexad Studio team from Monash University … Continued
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Today marked the official launch of National Skills Week in Queensland’s State Parliament. The Independent Tertiary Education Council Australia (ITECA) said National Skills Week highlights the remarkable achievements and the significant contributions of students and Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) across the state’s skills training system. Attending the launch was the ITECA Chief Executive, Troy Williams, … Continued
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As Australia’s hospitality industry suffers from a nationwide labour shortage, a new program in New South Wales is skilling migrant people into the workforce. HTN, part of the IntoWork Group, is delivering a one-of-a-kind digital migrant skills platform, Hospitality Without Borders, to address the hospitality skills shortage in NSW. The program will provide free support, … Continued
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National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) members at the University of Melbourne will launch major industrial action including seven-day strikes across multiple faculties and work areas and a half-day stoppage across the institution. Members voted to take action after representatives of Vice Chancellor Duncan Maskell refused to engage with the union’s reasonable claims around secure … Continued
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Screenrights has announced six projects will be supported by the 2023 round of its annual Cultural Fund, to total $265,763 in funding for this year’s focus of ‘New Visions’. “It’s wonderful that the Screenrights membership is able to support the wider creative community through the Cultural Fund,” said Screenrights Board Director and Cultural Fund Working … Continued
