Law firms outsourcing services
KATHERINE TOWERSSome law firms are at crisis point and could be forced to downsize and outsource more work to low-cost jurisdictions.
Clark restores council standing
KATHERINE TOWERSLaw Council of Australia president Stuart Clark has moved swiftly to implement change that had been a long time coming.
Peak body imports London head
KATHERINE TOWERSAn international search headed by Egon Zehnder has found a Briton to serve as CEO of the Law Council of Australia.
Forget the old view of maths
KATHERINE TOWERSThe ‘old and dusty’ view of maths as a school subject by many of today’s parents has become a stumbling block.
‘Rigidity’ bar to digital age
KATHERINE TOWERSOld ways are holding academics back from embracing the digital technologies, lecturers from the ANU have warned.
Sydney top pick in China
KATHERINE TOWERSA white paper analyses web searches by prospective students in China to ascertain which universities they prefer.
Calls for clarity in admissions
KATHERINE TOWERSUniversities have responded to a review on admissions procedures after some of them were accused of deception.
Case puts ‘boat buyer’ in dock
KATHERINE TOWERSMurat Kaya, 25, appeared in the Melbourne Magistrates Court yesterday charged with terrorism-related offences.
‘Tinnie’ terrorists: man charged
KATHERINE TOWERSA 25-year-old has been charged with sourcing the boat for five men who tried to flee Australia and join Islamic State.
Law grads not keeping up
KATHERINE TOWERSUniversity law schools are not adequately preparing their graduates for the realities of the modern legal profession.
Bullying charge against professor
KATHERINE TOWERSAssociate lecturer Alison King has accused law dean Rocque Reynolds of bullying and intimidation.
VU gift adds to pool
KATHERINE TOWERSVictoria University V-C Peter Dawkins has thrown $500,000 of his own money into the institution’s philanthropy fund.
EXCLUSIVEUni ‘a mystery’ for poor students
KATHERINE TOWERSStudents from higher income schools are better able to “game” entrance into university, a new report has found.
Barriers on road to equity
KATHERINE TOWERSA new report finds that schools targeted by a key government equity program face the biggest issues.
Pay to publish, pay again to cite
KATHERINE TOWERSMelbourne academic Stephen Dinham decries greedy publishers undermining academic quality.
Country aim in $3m CSU bequest
KATHERINE TOWERSA $3m bequeath from a rural couple will help disadvantaged rural students, says CSU vice-chancellor Andy Vann.
Mullett action unusual: officer
KATHERINE TOWERSChristine Nixon suspended former police union boss Paul Mullet against usual practice, a senior officer has testified.
Consular concern over attacks
KATHERINE TOWERSThe Chinese Consulate has urged Melbourne University to better secure the safety of vulnerable Chinese students.
Colleges pump out ‘egotists’
KATHERINE TOWERSCommunity service, contribution to others and public achievement should be assessed alongside academic results.
Bonus with Deakin campus deal
KATHERINE TOWERSThe federal government agreed to the sweetener to smooth the potential takeover of the Deakin University campus.
Dawkins overhaul ‘needs update’
KATHERINE TOWERSThe education reforms have become outdated and need to be reset to reflect the sector’s changing landscape.
Lines drawn on IP model
KATHERINE TOWERSA recommendation to introduce US-styled intellectual property exceptions into Australia has met with a mixed reaction.
Graduation no end to disadvantage
KATHERINE TOWERSDisadvantaged graduates are being pigeonholed into poorly paid and lower status occupations.
Peer review system ‘outdated’
KATHERINE TOWERSA market-based system for scientific peer review should be introduced to end “navel-gazing” by disciplines.
exclusiveBarristers’ Slater+Gordon fear
KATHERINE TOWERS, KYLAR LOUSSIKIANervous barristers owed millions of dollars in fees by Slater+Gordon have obtained advice on their creditor status.
Clarification confuses sector
KATHERINE TOWERSA clarifying report into the cost blowout to the loan subsidisation scheme has failed to quell confusion.
Exam marker dispute hots up
KATHERINE TOWERSThe National Tertiary Education Union has fired another salvo in a campaign against the casualisation of staff.
Monash satisfaction levels dive
KATHERINE TOWERSMonash University has registered a dramatic decline in student satisfaction in the quality of its teaching.
AU suit settled
KATHERINE TOWERSAdelaide University has settled a bitter court case launched against it by American academic Michelle Balaev.
New legal row for Adelaide
KATHERINE TOWERSUniversity of Adelaide’s Alison Broinowski has become the third academic embroiled in a dispute with the institution.
