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Universities pledge to pursue evidence of MyMaster cheating

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Original article by Darren Gray
The Sydney Morning Herald – Page: 3 : 20-Nov-14

Essay-selling web site MyMaster is believed to have been paid more than $A160,000 by students who bought assignments for university courses. The University of Newcastle and the University of Wollongong are investigating whether any of their students used the service. Other New South Wales universities are taking similar steps

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UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG, UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, SYDNEY, UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE, AUSTRALIA. TERTIARY EDUCATION QUALITY AND STANDARDS AGENCY, UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES, MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY, FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED – ASX FXJ

Uni graduate sues over thesis ‘leak’

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Original article by Elle Farcic
The West Australian – Page: 9 : 13-Nov-14

Engineering graduate Mohan Singh is seeking compensation from the University of Western Australia. He alleges that the university failed to protect his rights as the owner of his final year thesis on a high-performance material. The university allegedly breached a confidentiality agreement signed with Singh in recognition of the thesis’s commercial value

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UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA, SUPREME COURT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA, CSIRO

Toughen up on teacher training, uni heads warned

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Original article by Justine Ferrari
The Australian – Page: 4 : 6-Nov-14

John Hattie, the new chair of the Australian Institute for Teaching & School Leadership, supports a more stringent accreditation process for the country’s 400 teaching courses. Hattie notes that there is a 30 per cent over-supply of teachers in some areas. He suggests that culling courses could result in better-quality degrees. Hattie has drafted a new direction for the Institute, which accredits courses for public school teachers. It reflects the Australian Government’s policies to improve teaching quality

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AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE FOR TEACHING AND SCHOOL LEADERSHIP LIMITED, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF EDUCATION, STANFORD UNIVERSITY

Senator offers plan to freeze HECS bills for mothers

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Original article by Matthew Knott
The Sydney Morning Herald – Page: 3 : 4-Nov-14

Independent Victorian senator John Madigan has proposed to freeze student debts for five years for primary caregivers. The Australian Government needs the support of independent senators for its legislation deregulating student fees. Independent South Australian senator Nick Xenophon said Madigan’s proposal was worth considering. Education Minister Christopher Pyne is continuing negotiations with independent senators over the proposed changes to higher education

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF EDUCATION, FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED – ASX FXJ, NICK XENOPHON GROUP, IPSOS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

Prof Woz signs on to UTS bot camp

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Original article by Tim Dodd
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 3 : 22-Oct-14

Mary-Anne Williams, director of the Innovation & Enterprise Research Lab at the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS), has announced the appointment as adjunct professor of Steve Wozniak. He co-founded the Apple computer company in the US, and will not receive any remuneration for what is his first such mentoring role globally. UTS deputy vice-chancellor research Glenn Wightwick says it is an indicator of the institution’s focus on innovation

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UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, SYDNEY, APPLE INCORPORATED, GEHRY PARTNERS LLP

Sandfire wins recast of ‘incorrect’ profile

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Original article by Sarah-Jane Tasker
The Australian – Page: 20 : 17-Oct-14

The Australian National University (ANU) recently announced that it would divest the shares of seven resources groups, after concerns about them were raised by adviser Centre for Australian Ethical Research (CAER). Among those affected was Sandfire Resources, but CAER has now said it will edit its assessment of the miner after talks with MD Karl Simich. He says his business has been unfairly tarnished by being included on the list despite factual inaccuracies in CAER’s report. Simich stresses that he backs ANU’s right in principle to make its own investment decisions

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SANDFIRE RESOURCES NL – ASX SFR, CENTRE FOR AUSTRALIAN ETHICAL RESEARCH PTY LTD, AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY

Pyne slams academic over ‘abos, bogans’ rant

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Original article by Laura Tingle
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 8 : 17-Oct-14

Federal Education Minister Christopher Pyne has described racist and sexist remarks made by University of Sydney professor Barry Spurr as unacceptable. Spurr used derogative terms such as "Abos", "bogans", "fatsoes", "Mussies" and "Chinky-Poos" in email messages to his staff. Extracts of these emails were published on the New Matilda web site on 15 October 2014

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF EDUCATION, UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET

Competition a minefield for unis

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Original article by Jonathan Chew, Brian Parmenter
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 14 : 13-Oct-14

The Australian Government’s planned changes to the universities sector, such as full deregulation of course fees and public funding for private education providers, raise competition policy issues as well. It may be necessary to gauge the factor valuable real estate assets held by prestige institutions can be in the setting of fees under the new model. Competition rules should also apply to education that already cover research, where the cross-subsidising of that activity is the issue. Watchdog agencies could look at possible fee-setting collusion, and mergers between providers

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COUNCIL OF PRIVATE HIGHER EDUCATION, UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND, VICTORIA. ESSENTIAL SERVICES COMMISSION, ACIL ALLEN CONSULTING PTY LTD

Tax breaks to be reintroduced

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Original article by Phillip Coorey
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 3 : 13-Oct-14

The Australian Government will unveil its National Industry Investment and Competitiveness Agenda on 14 October 2014. The policy includes unwinding the Australian Labor Party’s changes to regulations governing employee share schemes and changes to the significant investor scheme to ensure that money is invested in sectors of the economy where it is needed. The Government will also encourage greater co-operation between the business and education sectors

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AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, BUSINESS COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF INDUSTRY, AUSTRALIA. OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SCIENTIST

Foreign students to bring in $30b

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Original article by Alan Olsen
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 35 : 6-Oct-14

Australia’s education export industry was worth $A16.4bn in 2010, compared with just $A7.9bn in 2004. This fell to $A14.6bn in fiscal 2013, but there has since been a rebound in international student enrolments as the Australian dollar weakened. It is estimated that if the number of foreign students continues to grow by about five per cent annually in coming years, the nation’s education export market could be worth $A30.8bn by 2020

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AUSTRADE, ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT