Archived News for Education Sector Professionals - September, 2013
The University of Queensland is brokering exchanges between fire-fighters and engineers to make sure buildings in the future are designed with fire safety as a top priority.
Award for parts played keeping kids safe
A partnership between law enforcement and IT companies has been given a Play Your Part Award for measures to protect children online.
Drink Safe cut and continued
The Queensland Government has decided to continue its trial of Drink Safe Precincts around the state, continuing a three-year effort to crack-down on alcohol-fuelled violence.
Mayors malign media, policy and Pearson
A joint statement has been released by eight mayors from Queensland’s Cape York region, soundly decrying Indigenous leader Noel Pearson’s control over policies in the region.
Study counts the cost of not knowing
A study has taken a guess at the amount of mammal diseases that we do not yet know about, landing on a figure of about 320,000.