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UC welcomes a new Indigenous leader
By ARIKA ERRINGTON
Associate Professor Wendy Brady stepped on to the eucalypt-covered University of Canberra campus two weeks ago, and already sees much potential at the Ngunnawal Indigenous Higher Education Centre (of which she is director) for great change.
Help students to ease nurse shortage, union says
By JESSICA KENT
THE Federal Government should look at more ways to support nursing students to address the shortage of nurses in the ACT, according to theAustralian Nursing Federation The Australian Health Workforce Institute says the shortage is likely to worsen because 90,000 nurses are expected to retire over the next 20 years, according to [...]
Data reveals 1000 UC students could have chlamydia
By AMY BIRCHALL
ALMOST 1000 University of Canberra students could have chlamydia and not realise it, according to recent statistics from Sexual Health and Family Planning ACT.
ACT rental market no longer a student haven
By LAUREN HARRISS
Accommodation, not study, has become a primary concern for many students enrolled in Canberra’s universities and higher learning institutes. Students are being driven away by a highly competitive rental market.
Senate battle injures student hip pockets
By JESSICA CONWAY
Students nationwide have been left in the lurch after the Government’s proposed youth allowance bill has still not been passed. The Opposition coupled with Family First Senator Steve Fielding are blocking the bill citing proposed changes are detrimental to regional and gap-year students.
Employers choose degree and experience over the rest
By JESSICA BROW
Students are finding that the more experience you have on top of obtaining a basic three-year undergraduate degree the more likely you are to get a job.