News Articles for The University of Western Australia

Universities shed tens of thousands of jobs and lost close to $2 billion this past year as travel restrictions and funding changes dampened the sector's bottom line.

A Perth startup led by three tech veterans is planning to manufacture and export a new high-speed COVID testing machine after getting backing from the state government.

As the federal government readies its vaccine rollout, can WA manage the health and economic risks of a second wave of coronavirus?

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Some WA publishers are rethinking their operations while others have achieved steady book sales.

With the extended Christmas shopping hours already announced, there is momentum to push for permanent retail reform.

Increased population, greater economic diversity, and more recognition of Perth's achievements are keys to the city's future.

The nation's first recognised Indigenous medical doctor, Helen Milroy, has been named Western Australia's 2020 Australian of the Year.

Australia could lose more than 400,000 international students by 2022 if travel restrictions remain in place, according to a new report from the Mitchell Institute.

How should WA prepare for a productivity revolution driven by data science and machine learning?

In a year in which businesses and their employees have been doing a lot of rethinking about how we work, there has been a boom in studying computer science, particularly in the areas of artificial intelligence, data science and cybersecurity.

A collaborative Western Australia-based research project is investigating whether treating hearing loss could reduce the risk of dementia in the elderly.

Australia's superannuation industry and its 16 million members watched markets fall and braced for impact as 2020 delivered an unprecedented financial stress test.

As the aged care royal commission has exposed, the sector had problems well before COVID-19 infections spread and hundreds died in facilities nationwide.

With the question of when international students will return to Australia still up in the air, ECU is preparing for a return to normal.

UWA has revealed it will reduce its executive team as part of an effort to seek $70 million in savings.

From traffic management to crime and utilities, smart city tech is advancing rapidly.

In the third instalment of the WFH Series, Business News explores how managers can ensure their teams are mentally healthy and productive.

I love this stunning city of ours – a glorious home between desert and sea.

A $644 million package to credit electricity bills is a smart move to encourage spending, economists say, while recent retail trade data is strong for WA.

A local startup is helping universities overcome the challenge of providing positive student outcomes during the pandemic.

The pandemic has cut through university bureaucracies, but sector leaders have stressed border openings are key for Australia to maintain its competitiveness in education.

WA has so far been spared the worst of COVID-19 but the experience has nonetheless triggered big changes in workplace management and planning.

Working remotely and connecting ‘virtually' with workplace colleagues was already becoming more popular before the COVID-19 pandemic, but it has now been taken up in an unprecedented manner.

Mergers can bring universities back from the brink.

Murdoch University has signalled it will cut staff ahead of 2021, one day after Curtin University confirmed it was considering widespread redundancies.

Approximately nine in ten graduates from WA's universities are in full-time employment three years after finishing their studies, according to new, federally-funded survey data.

Using seaweed products to replace plastic is just one of many Western Australian ideas under exploration to improve ocean health.

Western Australia's mining industry continues to make a strong economic contribution to our State and national economy, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, but this is partly contingent on m

Exploring the deepest reaches of the universe and mapping the human epigenome are among the research passions of the 2020 Premier's Science Awards finalists.

The University of Western Australia's new vice-chancellor plans to shift the institution's focus.

Scott Millar did not have a lot of experience or credentials at the age of 14 when, spurred on by a school project, he started selling trinkets and jewellery at his local markets.

Western Australian universities are facing the prospect of diminishing returns as fee overhauls and fewer international students weigh on the sector's growth prospects.

We will need to look decades ahead to choose between bigger regional cities or a much denser Perth when WA has more than 5 million residents.

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For more than a century, regional Western Australia has been the engine room of the State's economy generating as much as 90 per cent of export earnings.

A $10.8 million liver cancer research centre has been established with donations from several philanthropic and research organisations, including $5 million from the Cancer Research Trust.

The Committee for Perth has renewed its push for a world-class centre for indigenous culture as part of a two-year action plan to boost the city's international reputation. Another key recommendation was to establish Perth as a renewable energy leader.

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted global health and economic activity, exposing the weaknesses and strengths of our political and social systems, and accelerating forces that were already transfor