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Leak cartoon complaint dropped
ANDREW BURRELL, HEDLEY THOMASWoman who alleged she suffered racial hatred because of a provocative Bill Leak cartoon has withdrawn her complaint.
ASQA cancels 2700 security quals
JULIE HAREThousands of security workers are set to have their licenses cancelled after the national training regulator deemed their qualifications invalid.
Trump win stuns US campuses
Scott JaschikNobody knows what a Trump administration will be like for higher education, given he has regularly attacked colleges as politically correct
Why Trump adds up
In today’s High Wired, behavioural science explains the Trump win but cannot explain the physics behind his hair
English squirrels have leprosy
JOHN ROSSThey were displaced by their grey relatives. Now Britain’s red squirrels have a new threat: leprosy.
The Trump effect
JULIE HAREWith the rise of Donald Trump to president of the US, the question now is what will it mean for higher education both in America and for Australia.
Paralysed monkeys walk again
JOHN ROSSWill the latest experiment result in restored movement for people with spine injuries?
Debate over: ‘statins save lives’
JOHN ROSSA study of more than half a million Americans has underlined the benefits of cholesterol-lowering statins.
Uni ‘pussy’ chants echo Trump
SIMONE FOX KOOBRowdy Trump supporters were ejected from a Sydney election event after shouting “grab her by the pussy’.
Minister quits over limo rides
RICK WALLACEThe dog limousine controversy has claimed the ministerial career of Steve Herbert, who tendered his resignation yesterday.
College boosts tower demand
RICHARD FERGUSONMonash College is looking for 40,000sq m of space in Melbourne’s CBD or city fringe areas.
Qld plan to ‘triple international ed’
JOHN ROSSQueensland will invest $6m in a partnership fund to boost the state’s profile as an education destination.
Biomedical award for rocket scientist
JOHN ROSSA Queensland rocket scientist turned bioengineer has claimed the $25,000 CSL Young Florey Medal.
Herbert quits over dogs
JOHN ROSS, AAPVictorian TAFEs have paid tribute after the Skills Minister resigned over misuse of his ministerial car.
Forests buffer climate change
JOHN ROSSA slowdown in the rate of warming has triggered a “pause” in the atmosphere’s uptake of CO2, scientists say.
Defamation suit looms for Triggs
HEDLEY THOMASGillian Triggs is under renewed fire and facing a defamation action from QUT students.
Staff angst at trimester plans
JULIE HAREUNSW staff have concerns over increased workloads in management’s proposal to introduce trimesters.
Transparency key to innovation
HAMISH COATESDemystifying higher education will unleash productive futures and ensure it prospers.
Unis blamed for lack of apprentices
JOHN ROSSPlummeting apprenticeship numbers owe as much to uncapped higher education as to tough economic times.
