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Medical places key to breaking undersupply cycle

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The Northern Territory’s critical undersupply of medical practitioners will continue unless the CDU Menzies School of Medicine is awarded Commonwealth Supported medical places. The CDU Menzies School of Medicine has applied for 40 out of 80 places on offer from the Commonwealth government in the Increasing Rural Medical Training Grant Opportunity, which opened for applications in June. The grant … Continued

It’s a numbers game: embedding early career teachers

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As NSW works hard to attract new teachers, another answer is to keep them in the profession. Research by UNSW Sydney’s Rebecca Collie into teacher wellbeing offers some solutions. The NSW Premier Chris Minns nominated attracting teachers to the public school system as one of his goals after 100 days in office. And the NSW Department of Education is in the … Continued

Parents and carers from Parramatta to Perth and Townsville to Tassie are waving bye bye to bedtime battles thanks to a curated collection of kids podcasts from LiSTNR

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LISTENING, LEARNING, STORIES, MUSIC AND SLEEP: LiSTNR RELEASES BEST KIDS’ AUDIO   Parents and carers from Parramatta to Perth and Townsville to Tassie are waving bye bye to bedtime battles thanks to a curated collection of kids podcasts from LiSTNR.   The podcasts are aimed at educating, storytelling, music sharing and establishing a bedtime routine … Continued

Australia & Egypt Join Forces | Wirayudha Pencak Silat, an Indonesian Martial Art Officially Adopted in Egypt

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On 6th July 2023, Ahmed Hany Hamdy representing Pencak Silat in Egypt, signed a memorandum of understanding with Wirayudha Pencak Silat, a traditional Indonesian style of Martial Arts with representation in Australia. Ahmed is now the exclusive and official representative of Wirayudha Pencak Silat in Egypt, is responsible for the training and deployment of Wirayudha … Continued

CDU unlocks education potential in Northern Australia

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New teaching and training facilities to be built at Charles Darwin University (CDU) will unlock education potential across Northern Australia, preparing for a future where the dual sector University will reinvigorate industry growth in trades and manufacturing. CDU’s new Trades Training Facility is ready for development, with tender applications for construction now being assessed and … Continued

Student enrolments in STEM on the rise, but more needs to be done to achieve equity.

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The Australian Government’s 2023 STEM Equity Monitor, released today, shows the number of students enrolling in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects in their final year of school has increased and nearly reached gender parity. The data are promising and highlight an opportunity to engage students much earlier in their schooling journey in STEM … Continued

Australian AI leaders join global call for safe AI

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Australian AI leaders join global call for safe AI Today, Australia’s AI Safety leaders have united to call for Ed Husic MP to take AI Safety seriously, as he moves to regulate the industry. Greg Sadler, spokesperson for Australians For AI Safety, said despite growing calls around the world and mounting examples of real-world harms, … Continued

LEXUS MELBOURNE CUP PUT ON ICE FOR 2023

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The 2023 Lexus Melbourne Cup will be making a special guest appearance at O’Brien Icehouse in Docklands this Sunday, 23rd July from 1pm as part of the 21st annual Lexus Melbourne Cup Tour. Melbourne Ice is taking on Sydney Bears and the day has been given to the KIDS Foundation to raise money through their … Continued