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Top Australian university joins MIT in providing tuition-free scholarships globally

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in Australia is offering Foundation Academic Scholarships to support international students with their tuition fees. Recently, universities around the world have announced various tuition fee benefits for international students, with the University of Texas and MIT in the United States among the institutions offering such support. These universities are providing financial assistance to help alleviate …

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1 month ago

The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, 30 years on

ABC

Back in 1994, it was a pretty wild pitch for a movie: a troupe of drag queens road tripping across the Australian outback, in a lavender bus named Priscilla. But The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, put the Australian film industry on the global map, and these days it's become an icon of Australian cinema. This event was …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

How Australian cities can cope with more record-breaking summer heat

ABC

It's one of those summer days where a heat haze rises from baking concrete and asphalt. A study by the RMIT Sustainability and Urban Planning program found that removing tree canopy cover can make cities 4 to 10 degrees hotter than surrounding areas. Combating concrete jungles Negin Nazarian, senior lecturer and urban heat researcher at UNSW, said cities and suburbs …

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9 months ago

Elon Musk backs Dick Smith's savage attack on ABC fact checkers after blasting 'lies' about nuclear energy

Daily Mail

Billionaire Elon Musk has joined Australian businessman Dick Smith to slam ABC fact checkers for spreading 'lies and misinformation' about nuclear energy. Billionaire energy mogul Elon Musk also weighed in on the fact check saga Dick Smith has blasted a ABC Fact Check report on nuclear energy Mr Musk tweeted his distaste for the notion of government 'fact-checkers' on X …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

Swiftenomics: Australian leg of Eras Tour expected to generate $136 million in activity

ABC

As Australia readies for Taylor Swift's Eras Tour, Melbourne and Sydney are gearing up for "Swiftenomics". Key points: Venues NSW expects Taylor Swift's Eras Tour to gross $135.6 million in Australia By its end, The Washington Post estimates the concert series will contribute US$5.7 billion to the US economy The tour kicks off in Melbourne on February 16 Early Eras …

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1 year, 11 months ago

RMIT international study finds nine in 10 adults admit cyberbullying

ABC

New research suggests that nine in ten adults have committed an act of cyberbullying. Key points: A study has found that 94 per cent of its participants engaged in cyberbullying The research focused on samples from overseas, with plans to further the study in Australia It is hoped the findings will help identify cyberbullies and prevent toxic online behaviour Led …

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4 years, 3 months ago

New York University Sydney campus given JobKeeper payments but Australian public universities miss out

ABC

The Australian Government dished out JobKeeper payments to the Sydney-based campus of New York University — while all Australian public universities missed out. Key points: Treasurer Josh Frydenberg confirmed the Sydney-based campus of NYU received JobKeeper payments Australia's public universities are not eligible About 11,000 staff in the university sector have lost their jobs, with RMIT the latest to announce …

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4 years, 6 months ago

La Trobe and RMIT universities facing significant financial challenges in coronavirus fallout

ABC

La Trobe University's Vice Chancellor has denied the institution is going broke amid reports Australia's university sector is facing billion-dollar losses. Key points: La Trobe University Vice Chancellor John Dewar said the university had cash reserves of $100 million Professor Dewar said reports in Nine newspapers the university had been denied credit by banks were "completely inaccurate" RMIT University predicts …

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