Author: Yasmin Blundell

Kemp-Norton Report wants public uni’s funding for private colleges  A report released on Sunday has recommended that public university funding be moved across to private colleges and TAFEs. It’s an innovative, and somewhat controversial suggestion that has a lot of people questioning the impacts this will have on public universities. The Kemp-Norton Report suggests that moving funding across to private colleges and TAFEs will enable them to contend with public universities when it comes to offering higher education. David Kemp and Andrew Norton were behind the report, and they called on some of these major changes: Private education institutions who offer…

Every year, thousands of people are diagnosed with MS (multiple sclerosis) – an inflammatory disease which can stop parts of the nervous system from communicating properly. Symptoms can be either physical, mental, and even psychiatric. Today marks World MS Day – a day that aims to raise awareness about the disease and the needs of sufferers. Want know more about MS? Here are some key facts:

Concerns for Thailand’s economy after the nation declares martial law. Thailand is under martial law as of early yesterday morning and there are fears the economy and its people could suffer as a result. The military has ordered lobbyists from opposing parties to stop their protests, in what it claims is an attempt to return order to the country after six months of unrest and violence. Despite Thailand’s history of violence and political upheaval, its economy has remained relatively unharmed. However, this week the Wall Street Journal reports, “… the economy shrank 0.6% on-year in the first quarter and by…