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Scholarships spark innovation and growth in Australian agriculture

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MEDIA RELEASE | 10 July 2025Scholarships spark innovation and growth in Australian agriculture A new report from Nuffield Australia shows that almost 90% of alumni have enhanced their farming systems and boosted production after completing the prestigious scholarship. The Nuffield Australia Impact Report 2025 highlights the powerful role the Nuffield program plays in driving innovation, … Continued

Honouring Legacy, Investing in the Next Generation: Puggy Hunter Memorial Scholarships Reflect NAIDOC 2025 Theme

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As Australia celebrates 50 years of NAIDOC Week with the powerful theme “The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy”, the Puggy Hunter Memorial Scholarship Scheme (PHMSS) proudly stands as a living embodiment of that vision in its 23rd year of supporting the next generation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health leaders and continuing the … Continued

How galactic winds stopped star formation. Strange radio emissions. Hercules stars and the evolving Milky Way. Find gravitational waves with pulsar timing.

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National recognition for astronomers from Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne and Perth. Galactic winds stopped big galaxies from growing, Dr Rebecca Davies, Swinburne University How the Milky Way and its neighbours have evolved, Professor Naomi McClure-Griffiths, ANU Models of galaxy formation across cosmic epochs, Associate Professor Claudia Lagos, ICRAR/ UWA Detecting gravitational waves with pulsars, Dr Matthew … Continued

Union raises concerns over closure of Byron Bay campus

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The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) is deeply concerned about the planned closure by early 2028 of the SAE and ACAP University College campus in Byron Bay, announced by Navitas this week. The Byron Bay campus was originally established through a global recruitment drive for both staff and students in 2004. It has become a … Continued

Schools pledge must be implemented to help disadvantaged students

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Urgent action is needed to dismantle a failed education policy as new data reveals NSW’s most disadvantaged students are falling further behind while a discredited system continues to waste millions in funding. Local Schools, Local Decisions devolved major financial and staffing decisions from the NSW Department of Education to individual schools, untethered to student need. The policy … Continued

Former minister Linda Burney honoured as public education champion

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The NSW Teachers Federation will today honour former federal and state minister Linda Burney with its Champion of Public Education award, recognising her lifelong dedication to public education and student equity. One of the first Aboriginal students to graduate from Mitchell College of Advanced Education, Ms Burney began her teaching career at Lethbridge Park Public … Continued

Balance needed in higher education legislation

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The peak body for Australia’s universities in industrial relations has welcomed the federal treasurer’s call for regulators and others to cut red tape. The Australian Higher Education Industrial Association (AHEIA) said red tape and associated complex agreements are a handbrake on productivity in the higher education sector and are creating significant imbalance in the sector’s … Continued

Emerging Composers Receive National Funding as Pathways International Masterclasses Ensembles Revealed

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AFCM Pathways Expands: Emerging Composers Receive National Funding as Pathways International Masterclasses Ensembles Revealed   The Australian Festival of Chamber Music (AFCM) is proud to announce a significant expansion of its acclaimed AFCM Pathways Program, with $96,000 in new funding over two years awarded by Creative Australia through Music Australia to support the AFCM Pathways Emerging … Continued