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5 Collect overseas HECS debt: UA
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9 Researcher: Get off your seats
International education
10 Enough is enough Phil Honeywood defends sector after spate of criticisms
Policy & reform
12 Budget wrap-up Stakeholders give their verdicts
14 Opinion: HEPP is worthy The government needs to make good use of money from debt recovery
Industry & research
17 Define scholarly Varying appraisals of research publications cost the sector
18 Defence Force to workforce Program supports veterans entering the civilian world
VC’ s corner
20 Lift your game Stronger arguments are needed in the fight for research funding
VET & TAFE
22 In the near future Opinion: 12-month predictions
24 Budget breakdown The good and bad for the private sector
On campus
26 Winning component Focus on first weeks sets accommodation specialist apart
28 Sorting through big data Visual tools are helping analyse all that information
Faculty focus
29 Research update Investigations into epilepsy treatments, osteocyte networks
30 Tricks of the trade Secrets from Australia’ s best trainer of teachers
Workforce
32 Invite-only honour Geotechnical pioneer elected to Royal Society
34 On the move The latest in staff appointments
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