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Many will rally in Martin Place on Tuesday outside the Australian Financial Review’s Higher Education Summit. The rally comes alongside the announcement that a NSW Parliamentary Inquiry into University Governance will be established. The inquiry comes off the back of a petition begun by National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) and tabled by Labor MLC Sarah … Continued
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**** MEDIA ALERT **** National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU), university staff, students and community rally at the AFR Higher Education Summit to defend jobs and fix university governance. Why: University management, corporate consultants and lobbyists will gather to talk about the future of higher education without adequate worker or union representation. Six of … Continued
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The Australian Koala Foundation (AKF) is calling on schools, kindergartens, daycares, community clubs, parents, teachers, carers and anyone working with children to get involved in Save the Koala Month (STKM) this September — with an initiative designed especially for kids (grown-ups are welcome too!): 30 Days and 30 Ways to Help Our Favourite Fluffy Friends! … Continued
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WorldSkills Australia has today announced the 39 rising stars who have been named in its national training squad — the first step toward selection for Team Australia, which will compete at the 48th WorldSkills Competition held in Shanghai, China, September 22-27, 2026. The squad includes high-performing apprentices, trainees and young professionals from every state and territory, … Continued
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Students with disability continue to be excluded, bullied, and denied meaningful support at school almost two years after the Disability Royal Commission called for urgent reform. A new national report, Disillusion and Delay, draws on recent surveys of nearly 400 disabled students and parents or caregivers conducted by Children and Young People with Disability Australia (CYDA), the … Continued
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Rabobank’s Rabo Community Fund, in collaboration with the educational entertainment brand ‘George the Farmer’, distributed book packs – totalling more than 1,000 books – to learning institutions across Australia during this year’s Book Week. The specialist agribusiness bank – in partnership with George the Farmer – awarded 72 book packs, each containing a … Continued
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The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) is proud to be one of five providers selected to upskill nurses in the latest round of the Federal Government’s Aged Care Transition to Practice (ACTTP) Program. The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety recommended that residential aged care facilities have a registered nurse (RN) on-site and … Continued
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EMBARGOED UNTIL 00:01 AEST MONDAY AUGUST 18 AMP and UNSW Sydney have announced a strategic partnership to advance the real-world application of artificial intelligence (AI) in financial services, with the goal of delivering practical and responsible solutions to help Australians retire with greater financial confidence. The partnership combines AMP’s deep experience in superannuation, banking and advice … Continued
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15 August 2025 The union representing teachers in early childhood education and care in NSW and the ACT welcomes united efforts by Australia’s attorneys-general to standardise Working With Children Checks (WWCC). This follows distressing allegations of abuse in both the early childhood education and care sector and the out-of-school-hours sector. “This is an important reform … Continued
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From VR and robotics to live music and research tours, Charles Darwin University’s (CDU) Casuarina Campus will open its doors this Saturday, 16 August, from 9am to 1pm, inviting visitors to experience the University first-hand. As the Northern Territory’s largest higher education and TAFE hub, CDU Casuarina will showcase the breadth of its study and … Continued
