‘Ghost colleges’ closed in VET crackdown
More than 150 “ghost colleges” have been closed as the government cracks down on dodgy training providers.
Federal Minister for Skills and Training Andrew Giles said
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DNA air capture trial in conservation project
Brisbane researchers have trialled capturing DNA from the air in an attempt to save an endangered Queensland marsupial.
A team from QUT’s School of Biology and
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Australia’s childcare ‘deserts’ mapped
Almost a quarter of Australians live in childcare ‘deserts’ with limited access to care and early education for their young children.
An international study,
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New smart clothing harvests body energy
A new generation of smart clothing has been developed that harvests energy and monitors the body without the need for batteries or external power.
The fabric, developed
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School provides boost for Boonah parents
A regional south-east Queensland primary school is enhancing its links with the community by providing extra support to its working parents.
All Saints’ School Boonah
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Van Herpen inspires student fashion installation
Global fashion maverick Iris van Herpen has inspired a student exhibition in the Brisbane CBD.
Final year QUT fashion students channelled the Dutch designer for the
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Home ownership goal losing its appeal
Almost half of Australia’s young adults no longer list home ownership as a major life goal.
New research from Macquarie University found young adults were delaying, or
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The secret world of the dunnart
By Mechelle McMahon
They live in an underground world, hidden down the cracks of hardened clay in the grasslands of outback Queensland – small as a mouse, cute as a
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AI model predicts autism in toddlers
A computer model has been developed which can predict autism in young children with a high degree of accuracy.
Associate Professor Kristiina Tammimies from Sweden’s
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Push for high-density, automated orchards
A multi-million program is aiming to develop smaller, high-density and automated orchards to improve crop yields and overcome labour shortages.
Hort Innovation Chief
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