John Palma (First Secretary to the PNG Minister for Education), Mary Hurwood (program project manager, QUT Engagement and Development), Francis Alua (PNG MP for Karimui-Nomane), Professor Mark Harvey (QUT Deputy Vice-Chancellor, International and External Relations), Lucas Dawa Dekena (PNG Minister for Education), Professor Lori Lockyer (Executive Dean, QUT Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice), Professor Sue Irvine (Head of the QUT School of Early Childhood and Inclusive Education), and Dr Uke Kombra (Secretary for the PNG Department of Education). | Newsreel

QUT boosts skills of PNG teachers

Thousands of teachers in Papua New Guinea will be upskilled through a new QUT diploma course. The Brisbane university is helping the country transition to a new school
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Debt and placement support for students

Students have received cost-of-living support through two recent Federal Government announcements on debt and “prac” placements. On the weekend it was
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QUT Professor Cassandra Cross. | Newsreel

Time to see scams as life-destroying crimes

Fraud needs to be elevated in the Australian conscience to better communicate the devastating impact it has on individuals and the wider community. QUT Professor
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Brisbane poised to be regional powerhouse

Brisbane has multiple advantages over other Australian capitals, as it eyes an economy that is tipped to approach $300 billion within a decade. A State of the City
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Cross gives victims of fraud a voice

By Elissa Lawrence The devastating impact of fraud has far-reaching consequences. QUT’s Professor Cassandra Cross has made it her mission to give victims of fraud a
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Morawska joins Mandela and Kennedy on Academy list

QUT Distinguished Professor Lidia Morawska has been elected to the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Science. A world-leading air quality expert, Professor
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Indigenous respiratory illness needs early intervention

With respiratory-related hospitalisations for Indigenous people well over twice the rate of other Australians, public health strategies are needed to address underlying
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Hemp as a health food comes out of the shadows

The industrial hemp industry is hoping new research will assist in overcoming production and supply chain challenges, while helping to mainstream hemp as a conventional
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Students ‘not to blame’ for rental crisis

International students have minimal impact on Australia’s rental market, according to a new report. Countering commentary that the influx of overseas students is a
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New project helps children to breathe easy

Artificial intelligence will be used to better understand wheezing in young children and prevent the unnecessary use of asthma medication. QUT Professor Anne Chang has
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