HIGHER EDUCATION
Camouflage points way to invisibility
JOHN ROSS SCIENTISTS have uncovered the secret behind the cuttlefish's extraordinary ability to blend in with its surroundings.
EDITOR'S PICK
In love-hate with the Go8
TRUTH comes out at ATN Dialogue; speed-meeting with Tony Abbott; and the neighbours no one wants.
Victoria TAFE loses advocate
DAVID Williams leaving Victorian TAFE Association; and Coursera blocks access to certain countries.
UniSA wants to cap it off
REVIEW submission goes retro; how to get an Australia Day honour; and anything is possible under a budget emergency.
One state opines on demand
STATE submissions on the demand-driven system; and an unusual following on Twitter.
Lessons in social media
CHRISTOPHER Pyne's newest foray into Facebook; and Macquarie argues for a med school.
Higher Ed Opinion
It is too early to judge the success of ATAR
Warren Bebbington
Review of the demand-driven system could benefit all
Glyn Davis and Peter Dawkins
The aim is graduates who want to teach
Adrian Piccoli
Students' potential doesn't depend on SES
Scott Bowman
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Higher Education Careers
Lift graduation rate, not enrolment
WARREN BEBBINGTON IT is too early to judge the success of ATAR in determining results.
High bar 'not unrealistic'
WE do international students a 'disservice' if we don't keep expectations high, says Gigi Foster.
Ranking unis for global reach
BERNARD LANE THE Australian National University is our most international institution, followed by Macquarie, and Monash doesn't get a look in.
Griffith appoints new marketing directors
DEAN Gould and Lee-ann Norris have been appointed as new marketing directors at Griffith University.
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YOUR SAY
A philistine in places of learning
UNIVERSITIES, as most of us who have had the privilege of tertiary education know, mostly have an impressive array of unions on offer.
OUR TEAM
Julie Hare
Editor
Sydney Bureau, Australia
Julie has spent 15 years specialising as an education journalist. An arts graduate from the University of Newcastle, she has won numerous awards for writing and editing.
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Andrew Trounson
Journalist
Melbourne Bureau, Australia
Andrew joined The Australian's Higher Education Supplement in 2008 and has twice won the Universities Australia media award for coverage of equity and access issues.
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Bernard Lane
Journalist
Sydney Bureau, Australia
Deputy editor Bernard Lane was named 2012 Higher Education Journalist of the Year. He was chief editorial writer for the newspaper and covered the High Court. He is a psychology graduate and language student.
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John Ross
Journalist
Sydney Bureau, Australia
John joined the Higher Education Section in 2011. A communications graduate from UTS, he has won several National Press Club awards including 2010 Higher Education Journalist of the Year.
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Curfews to battle truancy
INDIGENOUS communities should consider imposing curfews on children to ensure they are asleep early enough to get up for school.
DJs investors call for Myer vote
INVESTORS in David Jones have called for a $3 billion merger proposal from Myer to be put directly to shareholders.
Devil inside
HE took INXS to the top - and made plenty of enemies on the way. Now Chris Murphy tells his side of the saga.
Component makers must export
IT would seem that the protection racket that has characterised Australian carmaking may be coming to an end.
Aussie Jones shares lead in Phoenix Open
AUSTRALIA'S Matt Jones has fired his second straight six-under 65 to seize a share of the second-round lead of the Phoenix Open.
New cuts have a stake in the old
REMEMBER when the butcher was a big burly bloke with a grubby striped apron, thumb on the scales and wink for the "ladies"?
Curfews to battle truancy
INDIGENOUS communities should consider imposing curfews on children to ensure they are asleep early enough to get up for school.
Apple pays only $36m in tax
APPLE Australia paid only $36.4m in tax in the 2013 financial year despite posting record revenues in excess of $6bn.
