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.
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Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours: No friends for Brumby?
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?
Sport? What about student rights?
Student unions do not exist purely to insure sporting teams and fund clubs and societies, writes Eleri Harris.
Crikey scoop: Queensland Uni succumbs to drug company pressure
Senior academics are outraged that the University of Queensland has asked an academic to apologise to a drug company, reports Melissa Sweet.
State of the planet
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 …
John Quiggin: The risk society, part four
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.
John Quiggin: The Risk Society, part three
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.
