Top performers stay the course in Australia’s research landscape

Australia has fallen to 12th position in the 2019-2024 Nature Index ranking of the world’s top 100 research institutions. This comes after the government announced that it would no longer fund all Australian universities and colleges under a ‘University Accord’ scheme. The government also cut funding for public and private research by a total of AU$900 million between 2016-2019.

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Trump picks a leader for Education Department

US President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday nominated Linda McMahon to lead the Department of Education. She served as the head of US Small Business Administration during Trump’s first term in office and will be taking over as Secretary of Education. McMahon said she will fight tirelessly to expand ‘Choice’ to every state in America and empower parents to make the best education decisions for their families.

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