Cashed-up university sector accused of hypocrisy over mass casualisation of workforce, job losses: Some of Australia's most prestigious and cashed-up universities are being accused of hypocrisy, as data reveals almost 70 per cent of staff are employed insecurely while "thousands" are laid off as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic
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New Education Integrity Unit to tackle cheating and 'essay factories' in Australian universities: The Federal Government's "Education Integrity Unit" will crack down on cheating by university students — a phenomenon researchers suggest as many as 10 per cent of students participate in
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University fees to be overhauled, some course costs to double as domestic student places boosted: The cost of studying humanities at university is set to more than double next year, while the Federal Government will slash fees for priority courses with "job opportunities" amid the coronavirus recession
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'Victim' of University of Queensland student activist Drew Pavlou says charge is 'laughable' in email lodged as part of appeal: An alleged victim of Drew Pavlou rejects suggestions he felt threatened by the anti-Chinese government activist, and labels a complaint involving him as "laughable", in an email produced by Mr Pavlou's lawyers
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Anti-China University of Queensland student Drew Pavlou caught up in 'kangaroo court', lawyer claims in 16-page appeal: The lawyer for Drew Pavlou, a vocal opponent of the Chinese Government suspended from UQ last week for two years, says his client has been subject to a "kangaroo court" disciplinary process
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Coronavirus opens up Australia's digital divide, with many school students left behind: When coronavirus suddenly tilted the educational playing field, Ryan Hicklin — stuck with just a pre-paid mobile phone — did not have the tools he needs to learn. Now a charity has stepped in to help
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NSW Health report tracking coronavirus cases in schools finds no teachers infected by students: A highly anticipated report into the spread of COVID-19 in classrooms, relied on by the Federal Government to fast-track the reopening of schools, indicates the disease has very limited transmissibility between students, and from students to teachers
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Government announces coronavirus relief package for higher education with focus on domestic students: The package includes funding for new short courses for the unemployed, a guaranteed $18 billion for domestic students regardless of enrolment numbers and $100 million in regulatory relief for education providers
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Education ministers meet to plan for year 12 as coronavirus crisis affects schools and exams: Extending the academic year, postponing exams until next year, dropping some assessments and giving teachers more input on ATARs — these options and more are expected to be discussed when the national Education Council meets today to work out how to run year 12 in 2020
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Coronavirus and the free childcare decision — how COVID-19 changed the Government's mind: This week's Federal Government announcement of free child care took many by surprise. But as education reporter Conor Duffy discovered, there were ministers, lawyers and education leaders all working secretly behind the scenes
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Coronavirus concerns in schools as teachers break ranks to speak out about classrooms and COVID-19: The ABC speaks to two teachers — one in the public system and one in the private system — who tell two very different tales of teaching in the age of coronavirus, with one describing it as a "Lord of the Flies" scenario
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Chart of the day: The coronavirus crisis prompts more parents to keep kids home from school: The Prime Minister is resisting pressure from teachers unions and some doctors to shut down schools, but this chart shows more parents are pulling their children out of class every day
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Parental leave changes planned in move welcomed by parents of premature babies: Attorney-General Christian Porter announces plans to make parental leave more flexible after the ABC's 7.30 program reveals the suffering the current scheme causes to as many 50,000 parents with premature babies
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Measurement of the size and charge distribution of sodium chloride particles generated by an Aeroneb Pro® pharmaceutical nebulizer
Simones, Matthew P., Loyalka, Sudarshan K., Duffy, Conor, MacLoughlin, Ronan, Tatham, Amy, Power, Patrick
Published in European journal of nanomedicine (01.03.2014)
Published in European journal of nanomedicine (01.03.2014)
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