Crackdown on Vet-Fee Help Scheme
180,000 students were enrolled under the VET FEE-HELP scheme, with more than $1.6 billion in loans, last year Melbourne, May 6: The Andrews Government has welcomed the announcement of a…
$180 million Cut to Universities – Ripple effect of Graduates on Jobs likely to Suffer
For every 1000 graduates, 120 new jobs are created for people without a degree – this Ripple effect of Graduates on Jobs is likely to Suffer Melbourne, May 4: New…
BUDGET 2016 puts COALITION on Track for ELECTION VICTORY
The strong argument that negative gearing is a tax rort doesn’t seem to get traction in election campaigns and Labor will struggle to sell this idea, believes Dr Nick Economou.…
Budget 2016: Turnbull to win, only if divinity not budget, works!
Tax cuts for small business are where large numbers of votes are for the Coalition – yet would the ‘employee bank’ change their mind with a coffee and a small…
Attorney General calls for celebration of appointment of a ‘Muslim’ to Victorian Court
Issuing such politically correct statements for a particular religion mounts the challenge of ‘exclusion’ of other religions, and would most definitely fan the flames of irrational and incoherent thinking writes…
I identify myself as a POTATO – a funny bone
By Nury Vittachi It’s 2055. Phones are painted ono our palms. Being transgender is compulsory, except for Popes, who have to be female. All countries have combined into one big…
India elbows out China on Foreign Investment
London, April 22: After logging a higher growth, India has emerged as the top-ranked nation in the flow of foreign direct investment in 2015, beating China on the very turf…
Nearly all foreign student workers underpaid in Australia
Sydney, April 21: At least 60 percent of international students who work in Sydney are being paid below the federally mandated minimum wage of $17.29 per hour, according to a…
Election would be too close to call
L-NP 50% cf. ALP 50% as per Roy Morgan poll Government Confidence falls 7pts to 99 – lowest since Turnbull became PM. In mid-April L-NP support is 50% (down 2.5%)…
The University of Melbourne trialling new system to prevent cheating
International Students targeted for ghost ‘essay writing’ services Melbourne, April 17: The University of Melbourne is in the midst of trialling a new system to help stamp-out instances of contract…