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24 May 2013
And how many Australians truly understand the potential impact of their actions when they vote in referendum of the constitutional recognition of local government on September 14, the same day as the federal election?
The Attorney-General’s Department has trumpeted the commitment of an additional $130 million in the next year “to improve access to justice for all Australians.”
When he wanted to take the next step in his already impressive career, Cambridge scholar and international financial expert Michael Chin chose Monash.
Computer generated plants, grown from parts of oil company logos, is the work of a talented Australian-based electronic media artist and computing researcher being showcased to a worldwide audience.
“You’ll never see Japanese cars in an RSL car park.” That was Bill Bourke, Ford Australia’s sales supremo of the ’60s.
The demise of Ford’s production of vehicles in Australia marks the end of an era that began in 1925 when Ford started making cars in this country.
The closure of the manufacturing facilities of Ford Motor Company in Victoria from 2016 is a landmark event.
23 May 2013
Even in a city with London’s savage history, the Woolwich murder is especially distressing.
An internationally renowned orchestral composer is helping to build a robust musical culture at Monash University.
The importance of regional medical schools in helping to overcome rural medical workforce shortages will be highlighted at an upcoming conference.
The debate around whether children should be vaccinated against illness such as the measles and whooping cough tends to be highly emotive and divisive. What is missing from the discussion is a calm and considered reflection of the human rights of the chil
University students from around Victoria will take over Victoria’s Legislative Assembly this weekend to debate major issues facing the world today.
Six Monash students have argued their way to second place out of 294 teams at the recent Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot in Vienna and to a finalist position in Hong Kong.
A Monash researcher has received funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop a new, ultra-stable vaccine carrier that could make vital immunisations available in remote areas.
22 May 2013
A new research project will delve into the experiences of Australian parents, up to a third of whom are thought to experience some form of emotional distress during pregnancy and early parenthood.
The Gillard government is facing another High Court challenge to its indefinite detention of the 55 refugees to have received adverse security assessments from ASIO.
Social media has definitely changed the game for job-seekers and recruiters.
The unfathomable crime of filicide, the killing of a child by their parent or guardian, will be addressed at an upcoming international conference.
21 May 2013
A three-year multinational study has tracked and detailed the progression of Huntington’s disease (HD), predicting clinical decline in people carrying the HD gene more than 10 years before the expected onset of symptoms.
Salamanders’ immune systems are key to their remarkable ability to regrow limbs, and could also underpin their ability to regenerate spinal cords, brain tissue and even parts of their hearts, scientists have found.
Iceland has taken a critical step to ban online pornography – and if successful it will be the first Western industrial nation to do so.
Former Family Court Judge and Adjunct Professor at Monash University, the Honourable Nahum Mushin, has been appointed as the chair of the Australian Government’s Past Forced Adoptions Implementation Working Group.
Increased demand for accounting and finance units has resulted in the opening of a second, larger Simulated Teaching and Research Laboratoriy at Monash University.
20 May 2013
New research undertaken on the streets of Richmond and Abbotsford has revealed increasing health risks for people who inject drugs and significant community concern over the impact of injecting in public areas.
Monash University researchers are shedding light on the complex processes that underpin the creation and differentiation of stem cells, bringing closer the promise of ‘miracle’ therapies.
The recent trend towards increased economic inequality, particularly in developed countries, will be the topic of a public lecture by a distinguished visiting expert tomorrow night.
A powerful new way of imaging kidneys is providing scientists with insights into the importance of the body's filtering system and how it is affected by cardiovascular disease, stroke and other health concerns.
17 May 2013
Women admitted to psychiatry wards experience high levels of violence and sexual assaults, according to a report released this week by the Victorian Mental Illness Alliance Council.
Monash University has again supported the ATSE Clunies Ross Awards, which honours Australia’s visionary innovators.
Cricket Australia’s Supreme Court legal action against its host broadcaster of the past 36 years, Channel Nine, is the manifestation of an identifiable pattern.
Can someone provide effective representation for a community if they live outside the boundaries of the district they hope to represent?
16 May 2013
The modern-day slavery of human trafficking and exploitation for forced labour will be the topic of discussion among leading experts at a public lecture in Melbourne.
Alumna, innovator and entrepreneur Tan Le has been named one of 17 National Geographic Emerging Explorers for 2013.
Last night’s federal budget had few big spending items, but one standout area was the A$9.8 billion school funding reform.
15 May 2013
Voluntary work to improve the outlook for his fellow students has won a Monash student a prestigious scholarship.
Monash University experts comment on the 2013 Federal Budget, handed down by Treasurer Wayne Swan last night.
14 May 2013
A passion for cricket and a desire to make a change in the lives of people less fortunate has seen a Monash university student take up a volunteer position in Solomon Islands.
As NAPLAN testing begins again, concerns will be raised about these tests from a variety of sources. I want to focus on a positive aspect that is emerging from a system that is understandably fraught with worry.
New research has revealed that the evolution of the complex, weight-bearing hips of walking animals from the basic hips of fish was a much simpler process than previously thought.
13 May 2013
Newly elected British MPs are better prepared to represent voters with the assistance of a training program recommended by a Monash University-led team of researchers.
An astrophysicist will this week explain what she hopes to find at the very edges of the Universe when the world's largest and most sensitive radio telescope is built.
10 May 2013
The governing Councils of Monash University and the University of Ballarat have decided to proceed with the proposal for the Monash Gippsland campus to join forces with the University of Ballarat to form an expanded, regionally focused university.
You could almost feel sorry for newspaper owners. The internet is smashing their hard copy advertising revenue and they have yet to work out how to make money out of their online editions.
9 May 2013
Former Federal Treasurer the Honourable Peter Costello AC has been conferred with an honorary doctorate from Monash University.
Around the same time Adam Scott became the first Australian to win the US Masters, a Monash student marked himself as a golfing talent of the future.
Australia’s electricity prices are rising and not everyone is finding it easy to keep up.
Property pundits are hoping the Reserve Bank of Australia’s latest cut to interest rates will help stoke the country’s flat property sector into life
Men's health is a subject that has almost been taboo, but Andrology Australia is hoping to get the whole country talking about it.
Indigenous education advocate Inala Cooper today graduated from Monash University with a Master of Human Rights Law.
8 May 2013
The Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute, Japan's Systems Biology Institute and Monash IVF have joined forces to improve the chances of successful IVF treatments.
The Monash Warwick Alliance has taken a further step towards creating seamless global research and teaching opportunities for its staff and students with the launch of a transnational joint PhD programme.
The challenges and opportunities of the Asian Century for business leaders was the topic of a presentation to Monash University Alumni and MBA students by the federal Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations and Minister for Financial Services and
Monash University has been ranked the sixth best university in the world at which to study Education and seventh best for Pharmacy and Pharmacology.
The Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute (ARMI), Japan\'s Systems Biology Institute (SBI) and Monash IVF have joined forces to improve the chances of successful IVF treatments.
7 May 2013
The challenges and opportunities of the Asian Century for business leaders will be the topic of a presentation by the federal Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations and Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation.
As many Australians celebrate Mother's Day, a leading psychiatrist warns there is more to be done to put mental health on the national agenda, particularly for women.
The pain sensations of others can be felt by some people, just by witnessing their agony, according to new research.
From the outset, Ziggy Switkowski defined his report on Essendon’s supplements program as “constrained” because two parallel investigations could not be compromised.
6 May 2013
Strategies for widening participation and redressing educational disadvantage will be the focus of a series of forums on social inclusion in universities by a visiting academic this month.
A Monash University aerospace researcher will initiate a collaborative research project at Princeton University developing biologically inspired renewable energy technology after being awarded a prestigious Fulbright scholarship.
3 May 2013
Growing old is generally viewed in negative terms in our society. And our individualistic and consumerist approach to health care leads us to believe that it’s within our power to alter the “biological clock” — if we are willing and able to pay.
Australian women have shared their wisdom on motherhood in a free open-access eBook available in time for Mother’s Day.
2 May 2013
A pioneer in the field of women’s health research has been awarded a share in a $2 million grant announced today by the Bupa Health Foundation.
To be headquartered at Monash University, a new manufacturing innovation precinct, which will help drive the resurgence of the industry, has been announced by the Australian Government.
A vast range of policymaking on age and work among most of the industrialised nations for more than a decade has been concerned with reversing the previous two decades’ trend towards the early withdrawal of older people from the labour market.
Italy's traditional home of textile production, Prato, will next week celebrate its strong university presence, showcasing the city's three campuses and weaving connections between students with a series of activities.
Two PhD candidates have been awarded prestigious Victorian India Doctoral Scholarships, allowing them to undertake their PhD studies at Monash University.
When Woolworths is looking at parallel importation, you know that the Australian retail sector has a problem.
1 May 2013
Labor has said all options are on the table to address Australia’s structural deficit and falling tax revenues, following disclosure this week of a $12 billion revenue shortfall, just weeks from the federal budget.
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