APPOINTMENTS
Garrett appointed to Wharton
Burton Taylor next SCU chancellor
Smith joins Perth USAsia Centre
Reilly named dean at Murdoch
Roxon joins academia
Isenring to head global nutrition group
Hewson joins ANU tax institute
New head of business for FedUni
Holmes new DVC at UWS
Griffith appoints new marketing directors
McMath new COO at UWA
Hall joins Newcastle as DVC
Calford named provost of UTas
Monash taps RMIT's Gardner as VC
Martin Betts new DVC at Griffith
Jacoby new director of UQ Grad School
Flake appointed to Perth USAsia Centre
Durrant-Whyte to chair NSW IPC
Shoemaker heads north
Mackay appointed to Charles Perkins Centre
Intellectual property expert joins QUT
Criminologists converge on QUT
New senior DVC at UWA
Todd new PVC at Griffith
FedUni leadership team announced
Griffiths to lead QUT Institute of Health
Macquarie installs new international team
Terry named new head of Curtin
Grinston to be general counsel at UNSW
Glover gets the nod for Western Sydney
Higher Ed Opinion
The NRAS highlights the important role government can play
Phil Honeywood
Spending on R&D is rising sharply across the world
Simon Marginson
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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
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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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Thomson jailed over union fraud
CRAIG Thomson has been sentenced to three months in prison for stealing HSU money.
Shares soar as TPG lifts guidance
TPG Telecom shares soar on an upgraded full-year guidance on the back of hikes in both first-half profit and revenue.
How a gallery visit can change your life
THE importance of art is often assumed, not explained, Alain de Botton argues.
No evidence of political fallout
SO far Arthur Sinodinos’s troubles with the NSW ICAC investigation don’t seem to have hit the Abbott government.
Knights forward suffers fractured neck
NEWCASTLE’S Alex McKinnon has fractured his neck with the NRL club saying it will be several days until the full extent of his injury is known.
Abbott support still strong: Newspoll
THE dramatic decision of Arthur Sinodinos to step aside appears not to have hit the Abbott government in the past two weeks.
Primary students learn to program
COMPUTER programming could be mandatory for schoolchildren from age eight.
