Premier Colin Barnett says Prime Minister Julia Gillard has shown a low regard for students in his state in the federal government's school funding plan.
The education sector has hailed an “outstanding report” on strengthening and sustaining Australia’s international student market from the Michael Chaney-led International Education Advisory Council
Western Australia appears set to follow Victoria and opt out of Julia Gillard's proposed Gonski school reforms, if Premier Colin Barnett is re-elected in March.
Australian Greens leader Christine Milne says the federal government's Gonski education reforms should be fast-tracked and the necessary funding drawn from a redesigned mining tax.
Perth-based global education services provider Navitas is confident of lifting its earnings following a pick up in student enrolments, despite posting softer first-half results.
High school students will be required to meet minimum literacy and numeracy standards in order to graduate, under reforms to the state's education system announced by the Barnett government today.&
Education services provider Navitas has executed an agreement with a New Zealand university to set up an international college at the latter’s Christchurch campus.
A University of Western Australia research team has been awarded this year’s WA Innovator of the Year award, for its development of a gene technology that greatly improves the quality of life of pe
The University of Western Australia has again received the lion’s share of research funding allocated to WA universities by the Australian Research Council, claiming the seventh-highest allocatio
Chief Justice Wayne Martin has been appointed as the inaugural chair of Curtin University's new law school, which will offer four-year Bachelor of Laws degrees beginning next year.
NEALE Fong has returned to health management in a major way, making it clear that his appointment to run the Peel Health Campus was not a stop-gap fix after recent turmoil.
Curtin University’s Graduate School of Business is continuing to scale up the ranks of institutions with the best Master of Business Administration programme.
The economic ties between China and Australia are extending beyond the resources sector to financial services, education, tourism and agriculture, the federal government says.
Schools supplier Campion Education has agreed to purchase the stock of one-time market leader Wooldridges, bringing to an end any hopes of reviving the Wooldridges business and delivering a return
After a three year term in the chancellor's role at Curtin University Jim Gill is set to be replaced by Chevron Australia executive Colin Beckett at the end of the year.
Doric Contractors has been named as the preferred contractor for the $118 million construction of the new Busselton hospital, adding to its recent spate of contract wins.
The University of Western Australia has been ranked among the world’s top 100 institutions of higher learning, joining four other Australian universities on the list.
WESTERN Australia’s aged care sector is facing major challenges in servicing the ageing population, with high construction costs forcing bed supply to fall below forecast demand and a reduction in
Unsecured creditors of school supply business Wooldridges, which collapsed last week with $50 million in debt, are likely to receive less than 10 cents in the dollar.
The state government has committed $20 million in Royalties for Regions funding to support the redevelopment of student accommodation at Agricola College in Kalgoorlie.
A Perth company that has become a global leader in the education software market is facing uncertain times as main rival Blackboard takes over two of its biggest partners.
Tens of thousands of Aboriginal rock art treasures in the Pilbara region will be researched, catalogued and promoted under an agreement between the University of Western Australia an
A former business manager at Curtin University who abused her position to defraud the university of nearly $650,000 has been sentenced to four years' jail.
