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Prominent student leaders at the University of Queensland have backed an inquiry to uncover skulduggery during this week’s union elections.

The University of Queensland student union president refuses to answer questions on why his ruling “Fresh” party secretly registered the name of a rival group and then installed his brother as a candidate for next week’s elections.

In a few months, the University of Queensland will graduate the country’s first crop of home-grown physician assistants, but it is far from clear whether they will find jobs.

While lunching at the European, an upmarket eatery across the road from the Victorian Parliament, I found myself sitting at a table immediately behind a gaggle of state Labor pollies. Were they talking about booting Brumby?

Student unions do not exist purely to insure sporting teams and fund clubs and societies, writes Eleri Harris.

Senior academics are outraged that the University of Queensland has asked an academic to apologise to a drug company, reports Melissa Sweet.

Native trees key to cooling climate … No more fun on the Autobahn? … Ozone set to harm world vegetation and economy … Benn announces ‘stronger’ climate change bill … Avoided deforestation beats timber and palm oil …

In the fourth part of a serialised paper first published by the Centre for Policy Development, University of Queensland economist John Quiggin writes that an improved understanding of risk can contribute to the development of a modernised social democratic model.

In the third part of a serialised paper first published by the Centre for Policy Development, University of Queensland economist John Quiggin writes that an improved understanding of risk can contribute to the development of a modernised social democratic model.

“Risk” may be a central idea of the early 21st century, just as “globalisation” was the dominant idea of the 1990s. The fact that individuals and families are vulnerable to a wide range of social, economic and other risks - and that collective action is needed to help reduce and manage these risks - has long been an important theme in social-democratic thinking.

You need to ask why Defence planning for the NT was occurring six months BEFORE the announcement and WAY before the kids report. Nothing to do with the report! John Hay’s term as Vice Chancellor of University of Queensland finishes at the end of this year. The gossip is that Peter Shergold is being considered as […]