Nelms, Border Mail, 23 November; Geelong Media mentions Advertiser, 23 November; Illawarra Mercury, 23 November; Newcastle Herald, November–December 2006 23 November; West Australian, 23 November; said that Thorpe knows the Ms Effy Alexakis (Centre for Flexible impact he has on young people getting Learning): has been researching the involved in sport and swimming because of phenomenon of Greek cafes since 1982, him, and wanted to make the media Daily Advertiser, 15 November; the understand his decision to move on, Radio permanent exhibition 'Australia's Greek Cafe' 2NUR Newcastle, 23 November; interest opened at Macquarie University's Australian around Ian Thorpe retiring sparked just over History Museum curated by photographer 12,000 media items, with the discussion also Effy and historian Leonard Janiszewski, focusing on Anderson helping him make the Northern District Times, 20 December decision, ABC 720 Perth, 24 November; said Mr David Allen (English): who has taught in Ian Thorpe tends to look forward not back, China, South Korea and Macquarie and therefore was unlikely to go back to University, will run against Prime Minister swimming, Weekend Australian, Daily John Howard in the next Federal election, Telegraph, Illawarra Mercury, 25 November; Northern District Times, 6 December Morning Bulletin, Northern Star, Toowoomba Professor Percy Allen (MGSM): has Chronicle, 27 November; Daily Mercury, prepared a report into local government 27 November; was the mystery woman who economic sustainability for the NSW Local counselled Australia's greatest swimmer Government and Shires Association, Daily through one of the toughest periods of his News, 25 November life, Northern District Times, 29 November; Ms Deidre Anderson (MUSR): was said we all have moments when we wonder revealed as the mystery person who why we do what we do and in this case for counselled Ian Thorpe through his decision Ian Thorpe it's just the absolute intensity to retire from swimming, 2GB Sydney, 7.30 involved in swimming is not something that Report, ABC TV, ABC 666 Canberra, ABC the average person can keep going with, 774 Melbourne, ABC Adelaide TV News, Gladstone Observer, 1 December ABC Perth TV News, ABC Sydney TV News, Associate Professor Frank Ashe (Applied C FM Toowoomba, FM 104.7 Canberra, MIX Finance Centre): questioned whether retail FM Sydney, Nova 100.3 Melbourne, Radio investors understood stop losses, saying 4KQ Brisbane, SEA FM Tasmania, Sunrise, they are great in the right hands but in the Channel 7, Today Show, Channel 9, Triple wrong hands they're extremely dangerous, M, Vega FM, WS FM, 22 November; Australian Financial Review, 22 December; interviewed about her involvement with Ian said in relation to high returns that once you Thorpe's decision to retire and said she go to three years of 20-something per cent talked him through the options and it came returns, people start to think 20 per cent is down to his attitude to the job, Radio 2UE, normal—it's not, Australian Financial 22 November; said most athletes come to Review, 22 December the realisation that they need to think of Mrs Robyn Beaman (MUSEC): devised an themselves as other than just an athlete, Indigenous literacy program for Coen State Radio 3AW Melbourne, 22 November; Primary School with Kevin Wheldall, Sun interviewed about her involvement with Herald, 24 December Thorpe's retirement, ABC 612 Brisbane, Professor Tyrone Carlin (MGSM): says 22 November; ABC 702 Sydney, executives having a lot of shares is in itself 22 November; said Ian Thorpe tends to look not a bad thing: it's whether they got them forward not back, and therefore was unlikely too easily, Australian Financial Review, to go back to swimming, The Australian, 15 November; is optimistic about the future, 22 November; was the mystery woman who expecting to more than replace the numbers counselled Australia's greatest swimmer of students who graduate early next year, through one of the toughest periods of his Australian Financial Review, 27 November life, Adelaide Advertiser, 22 November; Professor Donna Craig (Law): interviewed Courier Mail, 22 November; Gold Coast about the UN environment program, which is Bulletin, 22 November; Herald Sun, looking to reorganise to deal with the ever 22 November; Northern Territory News, changing environmental changes, Lateline, 22 November; said Ian Thorpe was ABC TV, 24 November measuring his self worth on his swimming Professor John Croucher (MGSM): his alone prior to training with new coach Milt weekly Numbercrunch column included
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statistics like 'estimated number of value (if any) HR managers add to an kangaroos in Australia—40–50 million', organisation, Australian Financial Review, Sydney Morning Herald, 18 November; his 8 December; wrote that employees at the weekly column included statistics such as highly unionised Qantas should embrace 'proportion of Australian households that rely workplace change rather than agitate against on welfare payments: 13 per cent', Sydney it, The Age, 19 December; wrote that the Morning Herald, 2 December; The Age, ACTU is pushing for employees to have a 2 December; his weekly Number Crunch new voice in the workplace, HR Monthly, column included statistics such as 'number 1 January of breaths an adult usually takes each day: Professor Roy Green (Dean, MGSM): says 20,000 to 23,000', Sydney Morning Herald, when it comes to MBAs "you get what you 9 December; The Age, 9 December; pay for", Sydney Morning Herald, interviewed about his new book Number 16 November; co-authored the Business Cruncher, Radio 4BC (Brisbane), Council of Australia's report on a new 11 December; his weekly column included innovation framework for the country, statistics such as: number of beaches in Business Review Weekly, 30 November Australia: about 7000, Sydney Morning Professor Roy Green (MGSM): said Herald, 16 December; The Age, Australia has no focus on the whole area of 16 December innovation—in Ireland it was part of public Associate Professor Lorne Cummings debate, part of the general policy dynamic of (Accounting and Finance): said that given government and business and academic there is no accounting standard for corporate research institutions, The Australian, social responsibility, many companies 21 November; said the MGSM took its eye approach the subject from the perspective of off the ball after the 2003 crash in demand its value to the company's marketing or for the MBA cut fee income, and is now public relations position, CFO, 1 January realigning its cost structure with its income, Professor James Dalziel (MELCOE): said Australian Financial Review, 27 November the most important of MELCOE's projects so Mr Aaron Harmer (PhD student, Biological far is COLIS, The Australian, 15 November Sciences): discussed different types of Mr Alex Erskine (Applied Finance Centre): spider webs and different strategies of wrote that the resources boom demands catching prey, Totally Wild, Channel changes to the economic policy mix, 10 Brisbane, 14 November Australian Financial Review, 14 November Mr Charlie Huveneers (PhD student, Dr John Franklin (Psychology): Biological Sciences): said the reason there interviewed about hypochondria, Radio were more shark sightings over summer was National, 22 November because more people were using the ocean Dr Craig Freedman (Economics): and bays, Sunday Territorian, 31 December interviewed about free trade talks with Mr Leonard Janiszewski (Modern Japan, Radio National, 14 December History): has been researching the Dr John Gattorna (MGSM): discussed phenomenon of Greek cafes since 1982, supply chain management in relation to Daily Advertiser, 15 November; the Axiom Energy, Business Review Weekly, permanent exhibition 'Australia's Greek Cafe' 30 November opened at Macquarie University's Australian Professor Ian Gibson (Education): will History Museum curated by photographer take part in a conference that will link five Effy Alexakis and Leonard, Northern District local primary schools via the Internet with Times, 20 December students from Pleasantview Academy in the Professor Michael Jeffery (Law): wrote US and Kenyan students from the Mukuru that the link between coalmining and climate Project, Weekly Times, 22 November change has been made, Newcastle Herald, Associate Professor Paul Gollan 29 November; said the decision in the Land (Business): has been appointed an and Environment Court was a very big Associate Professor within the Department of decision, Radio 2NUR Newcastle, Business at Macquarie, Campus Review, 30 November 16 November; suggested that the ALP must Professor Jean Joss (Biological confront union hardliners if it is to exploit Sciences): will meet Queensland Deputy unease over WorkChoices, Australian Premier Anna Bligh in a move that may save Financial Review, 29 November; Daily the scientifically precious lungfish from Advertiser, 30 November; has collaborated extinction, The Australian, 20 December with the AGSM's Steve Frenkel, Rebekah Dr Margaret Kelly (Law): wrote an opinion East and Suzana Strlovska to examine the article on the High Court's decision in the
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Work Choices case, The Australian, nebulae, and said it is the first time so many 17 November have been discovered in one fell swoop, Professor Bruce Kercher (Law): gave a Adelaide Advertiser, 16 December new book on the Jane New scandal of the Dr George Parsons (Modern History): is 1840s a "once-over" before publication, and cynical about the Government's motives in also launched it, North Shore Times, setting up a new US-Australia centre, 17 November Sydney Morning Herald, 14 November; The Dr Belinda Khong (Psychology): is a Age, 14 November practising psychologist with a special interest Professor Pam Peters (Linguistics): wrote in the integration of Buddhist psychology and that putting the stress on the second syllable western psychotherapy, Sydney Morning of the word 'decontenting' and you have a Herald, 23 November; interviewed about new term from the automotive industry which meditation, Australia Talks Back, Radio means leaving certain 'peripherals' from National, 13 December particular models of cars, Campus Review, Dr Mark Leckie (Physical Geography): 29 November; wrote that the adjective interviewed about giant icebergs floating 'creepy' meaning 'inspire with horror' goes 100km off the southern coast of New back to 1831, the era of Edgar Allan Poe and Zealand and said the icebergs are part of an the gothic novel, Campus Review, ice-shelf that broke off the Antarctic mainland 6 December several years ago, A Current Affair, Channel Professor Andy Pitman (Physical 9, 22 November Geography): interviewed about global Associate Professor Morris Morley warming, Channel 10 News, 17 November; (Politics): interviewed about the life and interviewed about his research into bushfires reign of Augusto Pinochet, ABC and global warming, ABC South East NSW, 666 Canberra, 11 December 23 November; explained the UN's Mr Anthony Morrison (Environmental and Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Life Sciences): three years ago he found Change's peer review process involves a that the fine lead particles in slag could enter level of rigour that's unprecedented in the the human bloodstream and that the hand- history of science, Campus Review, to-mouth behaviour of children was a 29 November; said that by 2050 most of particular concern, Newcastle Herald, Australia will face a 25–50 per cent increase 13 December in bushfire but by 2100 most of Australia's Mr Peter Morrison (Physics): wrote a letter forests will be gone, ABC TV News, to the editor saying that nuclear power 17 December involved prohibitive start-up and termination Ms Sandie Rudman (Transition Program): costs, and that processes may occur at said that when students get to university their some point down the [operating] track that face-to-face hours can be as low as 12 hours can have unforeseen consequences when a week so they tend to be lulled into a false the toxins find a way to leach out, Sydney sense of how much time they have and find Morning Herald, 22 November that as the semester progresses, the Mr Maurice Newman (Chancellor): the workload really hits, Sydney Morning Herald, stockbroker and investment banker is the 20 December new Chairman of the ABC, ABC TV News, Professor Steven Schwartz (Vice- 14 December; is expected to be named the Chancellor): was lead speaker in a session new chairman of the ABC, The Age, on values, ethics and teaching at a recent 14 December; The Australian, 14 December; OECD conference, Campus Review, the stockbroker and investment banker is the 16 November; it's been almost a year since new Chairman of the ABC, Radio National, he arrived as the new vice-chancellor, yet his 14 December; Sydney Morning Herald, predecessor Di Yerbury remains on campus, 15 December; The Australian, 15 December; says 'Snitch', The Australian, 29 November; Australian Financial Review, 15 December; said that more than half of all university Canberra Times, 15 December students have to work to fund their education Dr Goldie Osuri (Critical and Cultural which is more than ever before, Sydney Studies): said in a published article that Morning Herald, 20 December; last month Australian academe may be better served by told The Australian that the [UAI] system was Merv Bendle's silence on terrorism, The mechanical and favoured students who knew Australian, 4 December which subjects would scale better than Associate Professor Quentin Parker others, The Australian, 20 December; was (Physics): has published the most profiled in, Sydney Morning Herald, comprehensive collection of planetary 22 December
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Professor Christina Slade (Dean, Dr Andrew Vincent (Politics): interviewed Humanities): described the new about the Cole Enquiry into AWB, BBC undergraduate global citizenship program led World Service, 22 November; has been by Macquarie as "revolutionary", Campus accused of anti-Israel bias in blogs and Review, 22 November; is the 'white knight' newspaper columns, The Australian, for the Macquarie PEN Anthology of 22 November; said that he criticises Australian Literature project, Sydney Morning everyone equally and thinks it is the job of an Herald, 9 December informed academic to monitor the centres of Mr Adam Smith (Dictionary Research power, The Australian, 22 November; Centre): wrote that the term 'foot falcon' discussed the current state of Iraq and the refers to the simple act of walking—using Middle-East, Radio Singapore International, your feet instead of a (Ford Falcon) car, 24 November; interviewed about the Campus Review, 13 December; discussed Palestinian ceasefire, Radio Singapore the meaning of the word 'poultice', Campus International, 27 November; interviewed Review, 16 November about the Cole Enquiry into AWB, CNN Dr Keith Suter (Politics): interviewed about World TV, 28 November; has been accused the political situation in Fiji, Radio 2UE, of anti-Israel bias in blogs and newspaper 10 December columns, Syn 90.7 FM, 28 November; Professor Colin Tatz (Law): interviewed discussed the current state of Iraq and the about Indigenous cancer rates in the Kakadu Middle-East, Radio Hong Kong, region, ABC Central Australia, 24 November 29 November; wrote a letter to the editor Dr Mark Taylor (Physical Geography): said refuting Rebecca Weisser's claims that his the amount of lead in samples he's seen Centre for Middle East and North African should trigger a Federal Government inquiry, Studies is biased, The Australian, ABC 612 Brisbane, 13 December; ABC 29 November; a letter writer wrote that Coast FM, 13 December; said he tried to tell Rebecca Weisser has repeated complaints Mount Isa Council and Xstrata on a number made about Macquarie's Centre for Middle of occasions that the amount of lead in the Eastern and North African Studies and community's soil and river was great enough Vincent, its director, without checking any of to trigger a Federal Government inquiry, The their factual basis, The Australian, Australian, 13 December; said he had 29 November; ran a simulation exercise in warned Mount Isa City Council and Xstrata which Year 11 students played Arabs and about lead levels in the city but had been Israelis which has now been dropped after stonewalled by the mining giant when he allegations that the exercise was training tried to discuss the amount of lead in the soil terrorists, Radio 2CC Canberra, and the Leichhardt River, North West Star, 29 November; Radio 3CR Melbourne, 14 December; the EPA has asked for his 29 November; The Australian, 29 November; results so it can compare them to those WS FM, 29 November; has been accused of collected in 1990, The Australian, an anti-Israeli view of the Middle East but 19 December; said the amount of lead in argues that guest lecturers to his course samples he's seen should trigger a Federal have included a number of Israelis who are Government inquiry, The Australian, very much in tune with the current Israeli 26 December thinking, Weekend Australian, 2 December; Associate Professor Daniella Tilbury interviewed about the death of Saddam (ARIES): said the skills graduates needed to Hussein, National Public Radio, address sustainability in the workplace 30 December; Radio Singapore simply weren't being delivered in MBAs, International, 30 December; Sky News Australian Financial Review, 20 November Australia, 30 December; said his Middle East Associate Professor Jane Toor (Institute simulation exercises were closed because of of Early Childhood): said it was hard to one parent and hearsay, North Side Courier, generalise about the optimum time for 6 December mothers to return to work, West Australian, Professor Malcolm Walter (Australian 16 December Centre for Astrobiology): said spring water Emeritus Professor John Veevers (Earth gushing down the gullies on Mars probably and Planetary Sciences): was cited as sank into the soil and froze, Sydney Morning asserting that hot dry rock technology could Herald, 8 December meet Australia's base-line power needs for Professor Kevin Wheldall (MUSEC): said the next 70 years, Central Western Daily, children who have failed to learn to read by 18 November the usual methods in the first few years of school need intensive, systematic and direct
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reading instruction, with an emphasis on 30 November; Sydney Morning Herald, phonics, fluency, vocabulary and 30 November comprehension, Hills Shire Times, A Macquarie University study last year 21 November; devised a pilot Indigenous investigated text messaging in relationships, literacy program for Coen State Primary MX Melbourne, 13 November School with Robyn Beaman, Sun Herald, The City of Ryde's Children's Conference is 24 December taking place at Macquarie University, Adjunct Professor Clive Williams (PICT): Sydney Morning Herald, 28 November said there is an ongoing potential for terrorist The International College of Management, attacks in the UK, Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney in conjunction with Macquarie 20 November; wrote a summary of the year's University, have taken out the NSW wins and losses in the war on terrorism, Premier's Export Award for Education for the Courier Mail, 27 December; interviewed past three years, Manly Daily, 30 November about the decommissioning of the IRA, which A local girl thought studying at Macquarie brought it into a new political era, SBS Ethnic University would be 'lonely and daunting' Radio, 24 November before moving to Dunmore Lang College, Dr Amanda Wise (Centre for Research on Goulburn Town & Country, 27 November Social Inclusion): wrote that a year after the The Toll MGSM program at Macquarie Cronulla riots, we all face a fresh taste of University has been going for five years, character, Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney Morning Herald, 18 November 14 December The new general manager of Australand Residential Queensland has completed Issues and Events several courses through the Macquarie Graduate School of Management, Courier Mail, 18 November The NRMA conducted polygraph tests on A Weather Fair involving local school university students from Macquarie children will be held at Macquarie University, UWS and the University of University, Northern District Times, Canberra to identify dangerous behaviour 15 November among young drivers, Radio 2GB, The late Bill Brydon served for a time as 20 November; Sydney Morning Herald, manager of the student union at Macquarie Northern Daily Leader, 21 November; University, Courier Mail, 18 November Hawkesbury Gazette, 22 November; Bega A science graduate of Macquarie University District News, 24 November; Forbes is now a chief winemaker in the Hunter Advocate, 25 November Valley, Sunday Telegraph, 19 November Macquarie University is conducting At Macquarie University, 408 plagiarism research in children with attention deficit cases have been uncovered since 2001, disorder, Eastern Suburbs Spectator, Sydney Morning Herald, 20 November 17 November An article on parking meters in North Ryde Ashfield Councillor Dr Marc Rerceretnam discussed parking at the Macquarie wrote a letter to the editor saying that Graduate School of Management on Macquarie University is advising both local Saturdays, Weekly Times, 15 November shopkeepers and council officers alike on The late Nancy Booker once came out of ways to improve the Ashfield area, Inner retirement to do a stint as head cataloguer at Western Suburbs Courier, 21 November the Macquarie University Library, Sydney The Australian Research Institute in Morning Herald, 17 November Education for Sustainability, based at The Macquarie Graduate School of Macquarie University, found in Management's study tours visit a range of 2004 research that even the most top companies in China and Europe, Sydney progressive companies achieved only short- Morning Herald, 16 November term gains in harmonising economic, social, Macquarie University is leading a environmental and institutional components consortium of universities in a new global of their organisations, Business Review citizenship program, The Australian, Weekly, 23 November 15 November Retiring Wiggle, Greg Page, formed the band A local high school's enrichment program with Murray Cook and Anthony Field while all saw students visit the innovations centre at were students at Macquarie University, Macquarie University, Manly Daily, Gold Coast Bulletin, 30 November; Herald 15 November Sun, 30 November; Maitland Mercury, Bluglass' technology is derived from 30 November; Northern Territory News, breakthrough research at Macquarie
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University, Australian Financial Review, Narooma angler Barry Robertson is 14 November participating in a scientific study being A Cloncurry mother of 14 travelled more than organised by a PhD student from Macquarie 2,200km to see her two daughters graduate University where DNA samples are being from Macquarie University, North West collected from fish caught in local waters Star, 14 November including the Clyde, Tuross and Bega rivers, Macquarie University's royal tennis court is Narooma News, 29 November currently closed and will reopen at new A simulation exercise run by Macquarie premises soon, Sydney Morning Herald, University's Centre for Middle East and 14 November North African Studies in which Year 11 RMIT teacher Chris Henschke won the students played Arabs and Israelis has been 2005 inaugural Macquarie University World dropped by NSW schools after parents Year of Physics Art Prize, Weekend complained it painted terrorists in a Australian, 25 November sympathetic light, Radio 3RRR FM Macquarie University's Division of Law is (Melbourne), 29 November involved in a symposium on minors' consent Letter writers from the University of Sydney to medical treatment, Australian Financial wrote that they have investigated elements Review, 27 November of the Times rankings and can reveal that in A 20-year-old Muslim accounting student at the international faculty score component Macquarie University said she was not Macquarie University had inexplicably risen scared about going back to Cronulla, Daily from mid-table to first position of the top Telegraph, 27 November 200 universities in one year, The Australian, Internet veteran Tony Surtees lectured on 6 December technology at Macquarie University, The late Professor Robert Symons was Australian Financial Review, 27 November awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Author Bryce Courtenay researched his new Macquarie University in 1992, Sunraysia book Sylvia, which is about the children's Daily, 7 December crusade, at Macquarie University, Radio Fred Nile recalled the time he spent at 2GB, 17 November; Radio 3AW, Macquarie University sitting in Meredith 23 November; Newcastle Herald, Burgmann's MA in Politics class, Wentworth 25 November; ABC 666 Canberra, Courier, 6 December 27 November The Macquarie University Singers will join Antony Loewenstein let fly after being the 60-piece Australian Philharmonic described as an 'anti-Zionist blogger' in an Orchestra in performing music from film and article by Rebecca Weisser in The opera, to ballet and Broadway, in a series of Australian's Higher Education Supplement end-of-year concerts at the Sydney Opera that questioned his appointment to the board House, Northern District Times, 6 December of Macquarie University's Centre for Middle Australia's Greek Cafe is a new exhibition at East and North African Studies, The Macquarie University's Australian History Australian, 30 November Museum which offers a stimulating insight The Wiggles formed 15 years ago after Greg into the development of the Greek cafe in Field, Murray Cook and Anthony Field met Australia from the 1890s through to the while studying early childhood education at present, Northern District Times, Macquarie University, ABC 666 Canberra, 6 December 30 November; ABC 702 Sydney, Polygraph tests of more than 250 university 30 November; Radio 2UE, 30 November; students from Macquarie and Canberra Canberra Times, 1 December; Gold Coast universities and UWS has revealed that most Bulletin, 01 December; Northern Star, young drivers speed and drive with too many 1 December people in the car, Cowra Guardian, Self Help for Hard of Hearing Australia runs 4 December a hearing aid bank in conjunction with NSW Opposition Leader Peter Debnam has Macquarie University, servicing NSW for an MBA from the Macquarie Graduate 10 years, Hunter Post, 29 November School of Management, Sydney Morning Steven Connor will be giving a lecture on air Herald, 8 December and how our imaginations play with such a Opinion page editor of The Australian, Tom nebulous concept as part of the Sydney Switzer spoke at the Journalist and Islam Seminar series hosted by Macquarie conference for the Centre for Middle East University and the UWS Writing and Society and North African Studies at Macquarie Group, Sydney Morning Herald, 2 December University, The Australian, 11 December
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Author Bryce Courtenay hired two The late Nigel Mainwaring graduated with an researchers at Macquarie University who MBA from Macquarie University the same turned up the story of the Children's Crusade year he became a partner of Laurence & for his new novel Sylvia, West Australian, Laurence, Law Society Journal, 1 December 9 December Painter John Wolseley was recently made an Artist Kirsteen Pieterse taught media part- honorary Doctor of Science by Macquarie time at Macquarie University, Weekend University, Sydney Morning Herald, Australian, 9 December 18 December David Malouf launched the Centre for the The Macquarie Trio, a group with an Macquarie PEN Anthology of Australian enviable reputation and extremely adept Literature in Macquarie University's personnel, had its funding and sponsorship Division of Humanities, Sydney Morning withdrawn without warning by Macquarie Herald, 9 December; The Australian, University, The Age, 18 December 12 December; North Side Courier, Insurance specialist and new partner in 13 December Minter Ellison's Sydney office Chern Tan has Frances and Carmel Dargan graduated from an MBA from the Macquarie Graduate Macquarie University on the same day this School of Management, Lawyers Weekly, year, Koori Mail, 6 December 15 December Health Minister Tony Abbott spoke at the At Macquarie University the Macquarie Journalist and Islam conference organised Transition Program includes an academic by Macquarie University's Centre for orientation program at the beginning of each Middle East and North African Studies, The semester, Sydney Morning Herald, Australian, 14 December 20 December Venture capital firm VentureAxess Group Macquarie University has 7.13 per cent has announced a partnership with share of first preferences in NSW, Daily Macquarie University to create a business Telegraph, 20 December incubator for innovative businesses, Campus Macquarie University business/law student Review, 13 December Shaun Star received two scholarships and The Willoughby Symphony Choir has preferred admission to help him make the performed regularly with the Macquarie decision to come to Macquarie, Sydney University Singers and the Australian Morning Herald, 22 December Philharmonic Orchestra, North Side Courier, The Macquarie University Singers are 13 December participating in the 'Not the New Year's Eve' In conjunction with Macquarie University concert at the Sydney Opera House, the International College of Management, Bankstown Canterbury Torch, 27 December Sydney, offers undergraduate and postgraduate degrees and diplomas, Dynamic Business, 1 January
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HSC to poorly performing students, 2GB Media mentions Sydney, 11 January; 2UE Sydney, 11 January; ABC 666 Canberra, 11 January; January 2007 Sydney Morning Herald, 11 January; Triple J, 11 January; according to a leaked NSW Professor Tony Adams (formerly from Government report, has recommended that Macquarie International): has been closely the Government review the School linked with Australia's international student Certificate early this year, Central Coast Sun market for two decades, but now he's Weekly, 18 January changing gear, Campus Review, 16 January Professor Stephen Crain (MACCS): is Professor Tony Adams (Pro Vice- currently negotiating for the purchase of the Chancellor (International)): said the stronger world's only pediatric MEG machine, The Australian dollar would not have a huge Australian, 10 January impact on international student numbers, as Professor John Croucher (MGSM): Australian institutions remained competitively interviewed about his new Number Crunch priced compared with the US and UK, book on, ABC 774 Melbourne, 16 November; Australian Financial Review, 4 January Radio 2UE, 18 November; Today Show, Ms Tracey Adams (Biological Sciences): Channel 9, 24 November; Radio 5AA her study suggests that possums are dying Adelaide, 27 November; Radio 2CC on northern Sydney roads at a rate that Canberra, 27 November; statistics in his could eventually impact on the viability of Number Crunch column included 'Number of their populations, Sun Herald, 21 January items in the US Library of Congress: Ms Effy Alexakis (Centre for Flexible 130 million; the British Library: 150 million', Learning): spent a weekend in Shepparton The Age, 6 January; The Sydney Morning researching the city's Greek cafe history, Herald, 6 January; his weekly column Shepparton News, 10 January included statistics such as 'number of words Dr Michelle Arrow (Modern History): on the first gramophone record: 5, "Mary had interviewed about radio serial Blue Hills and a little lamb", year: 1877, Sydney Morning about her research into the social history of Herald, 13 January; The Age, 13 January; the program, what made it popular and how his weekly Number Crunch column included people listened to and remembered the statistics such as: 'number of variations in serial, ABC Northern Tasmania, 15 January the first four moves of a game of chess: Ms Jean Brick (Linguistics): interviewed 318,979,564,000', Sydney Morning Herald, about her book about transitioning from high 20 January; The Age, 20 January; his weekly school to university, ABC 702 Sydney, column included statistics such as 'average 27 January length of a human male spinal cord: 45cm; Miss Anita Chang (Asian Languages): her female: 43cm', Sydney Morning Herald, newly published book, Anita Chang's Prose 27 January; The Age, 27 January; his book Collection—Songs Written in the Wind has Number Crunch was reviewed in, Sun been included in the Encyclopaedia of Herald, 17 December Australian Chinese Literature compiled by Professor Ros Croucher (Law): has been Zhuang Weijie, Singtao Daily, 23 January; appointed commissioner of the Australian mentioned her career, teaching experiences Law Commission, Campus Review, and performing arts by Chun Yuyi as a 16 January review on the article The Secret Life of Anita Ms Megan Etheridge (Public Relations and Chang (written by Kathy Vozella in Nov/Dec Marketing): said the discrepancy between issue of Macquarie University News), Daily UAIs for Commonwealth supported students Chinese Herald, 27 January and UAIs for domestic fee-paying students Professor Max Coltheart (MACCS): was more a matter of the mark rising for discussed the new MEG lab at Macquarie, Commonwealth supported students than it The Australian, 13 January was that fee-payers were being accepted Professor George Cooney (Education): with lower marks, Sydney Morning Herald, was commissioned by the NSW Government 18 January to provide expert advice on how best to Mr Nigel Finch (MGSM): wrote an opinion maintain the State's high standards during article about popular books on business the transition to national testing in 2008, success, Business Review Weekly, Northern Daily Leader, 13 January; prepared 11 January a report for the NSW Government on school Dr Michael Fine (Centre for Research on assessments, which recommended Social Inclusion): interviewed about his book consideration be given to not awarding the A Caring Society and the impact of
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redundancies on people, ABC was conceived after conducting research into 774 Melbourne, 28 January bush medicines where she was asked by Professor Tim Flannery (Environmental Indigenous people for help educating their and Life Sciences): is the 2007 Australian of children, Sun Herald, 21 January the Year, Daily Telegraph, 26 January; his Mr Leonard Janiszewski (Modern History): work that sets the extinction of 90 per cent of spent a weekend in Shepparton researching Australia's megafauna at roughly the city's Greek cafe history, Shepparton 46,000 years ago is not conclusive, News, 10 January according to UNSW palaeontologist Stephen Mr Andrew Maley-Bailey (Modern History): Wroe, Weekend Australian, 27 January; has interviewed about his research into shopping an amazing background of academic centres, ABC 702 Sydney, 17 January; ABC achievement and hands-on involvement in 720 Perth, 18 January; ABC 891 Adelaide, the living world around us, Barrier Daily 18 January; ABC Newcastle, 19 January; Truth, 27 January; Newcastle Herald, ABC Riverina, 25 January; is researching the 27 January; West Australian, 27 January; history of large-scale shopping centres and has vowed to maintain the rage, saying he is seeking personal recollections and would dedicate the year to pushing for experiences from members of the public, further government initiatives to tackle Manly Daily, 18 January climate change, Daily Telegraph, 27 January Associate Professor Kevin McCracken Mr Jonathan Gaston (Psychology): said (Human Geography): wrote an opinion piece that even people who fly frequently may on the causes of ill health and premature have a fear of flying, Sydney Morning Herald, mortality affecting the people of NSW, 18 January Sydney Morning Herald, 5 January Associate Professor Paul Gollan Dr Frank Moisiadis (Information and (Business): wrote an opinion piece on Communication Sciences): said the Mind Federal Labor's possible industrial relations Expander program developed by Geoff Davis policy, Australian Financial Review, to strengthen children's maths skills and 4 January; wrote that giving workers a voice memory was unique and fantastic, Port in the workplace and keeping them in the Stephens Examiner, 25 January loop are important ways to improve Dr Paul Nesbit (MGSM): wrote an article on productivity, The Age, 19 January; wrote that the topic of women in management, we should have a debate [over minimum Business Review Weekly, 11 January wages and the Fair Pay Commission] about Professor Pam Peters (Linguistics): wrote the quality of the evidence, The Age, about the meaning of the word 'bloviate', 27 January Campus Review, 10 January Professor Roy Green (MGSM): said there's Professor Andy Pitman (Physical a lot of fluidity in the way companies now Geography): interviewed about drought in operate, and an open-source attitude to Australia, National Swedish Radio, innovation and the way they own ideas, 11 January; interviewed about climate Australian Financial Review, 13 January change and drought, ABC 891 Adelaide, Mr Marc Hendrickx (PhD student, Graduate 14 January School of the Environment): suspects long- Ms Sandie Rudman (Transition Program): term exposure to natural asbestos may said isolation is a big issue for first-year explain some cases of malignant students, Central Coast Sun Weekly, mesothelioma that had no obvious cause, 25 January Adelaide Advertiser, 16 January; his study Associate Professor Graeme Russell will produce detailed maps of naturally (Psychology): evaluated a workshop, called occurring asbestos around Australia and Staying Connected, for fathers going through involve comprehensive checks of medical separation, Mid-Coast Observer, 10 January records around the deposits, Hobart Professor Steven Schwartz (Vice- Mercury, 16 January; interviewed about his Chancellor): says the strategic alliance with research into naturally occurring asbestos Newcastle, reached just before Christmas, deposits and the risks to people in the areas, will centre on leveraging the institution's ABC Newcastle, 18 January respective strengths, Campus Review, Ms Kate Hughes (MGSM): reviewed a book 16 January; said the number of students on 14 'great' companies, Business Review going to university should be the number Weekly, 11 January who want to go, are capable, and who the Dr Joanne Jamie (Chemistry and universities accept, Australian Financial Biomolecular Sciences): said the program Review, 20 January; hopes the sessions for [for Indigenous students from rural NSW] Indigenous students from rural NSW will help
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demystify tertiary education and that the Issues and Events program will grow to also cater for students from rural areas and regions such as NSW Minister for Transport John Watkins western Sydney who may not have says the Macquarie University underground considered university, Sun Herald, railway station should be finished early next 21 January year, 2RE (Taree), 5 January Ms Sue Selden (MGSM): said that in today's Since 1996, SIBT and Macquarie environment, companies are looking for University have worked together to provide executives who are both knowledgeable and what SIBT describes as the leading flexible and with this in mind, the MGSM has pathways program in Australia, Daily set up a number of short-term courses aimed Telegraph, 6 January at time poor executives who are keen to A local Birchgrove resident graduated with a understand current management practices BA from Macquarie University in 2003 at and tools, Sydney Morning Herald, the age of 77, Village Voice Drummoyne, 13 January 1 January Associate Professor Yiming Tang A cricket match to be held at Macquarie (MGSM): reviewed a book on the economic University is the first to be played under the rise of China, Business Review Weekly, new lights, North Shore Times, 10 January 11 January Microsoft Australia's new managing director Mr Anthony Tse (Undergraduate Studies): has a diploma of banking management from said that non-award is a good trial for the the Macquarie Graduate School of University and the students to see if they're Management, Herald Sun, 10 January; Daily suited to the degree and find out their Telegraph, 11 January capabilities, Sunday Telegraph, 14 January; Macquarie University student Emma said business/law programs had been Hopkins will be a youth delegate on the Ship particularly popular, with 69 offers made for for World Youth, travelling from Japan to places on a bachelor of commerce in law, Australia and New Zealand, Central Coast compared with 46 last year, Australian Express-Advocate, 10 January Financial Review, 18 January; warned A below-ground escalator for the Macquarie students applying for courses in later rounds University train station has been installed, not to expect lower entry scores as it MX Sydney, 8 January depends on supply and demand, Australian Two local teenage hockey players will train Financial Review, 19 January at Macquarie University prior to competing Dr Andrew Vincent (Politics): discussed the in an international tournament, Camden current political situation in many Middle- Advertiser, 10 January; Campbelltown- Eastern and North African countries, ABC Macarthur Advertiser, 10 January 702 Sydney, 10 January; joined a panel Free parking at Macquarie University was discussion on the current situation in the provided for Macquarie Centre shoppers at Middle-East , Hong Kong Radio, 11 January; Christmas, Weekly Times, 10 January Hong Kong Radio, 12 January Former curator of Macquarie University's Professor Kevin Wheldall (MUSEC): his Biological Sciences Museum, Frank Stadler, MULTILIT program (developed with Robyn is now at the Tweed River Art Gallery, Beaman) has solid foundations in literacy Tweed Sun, 11 January and reading research, and the experience of A spokesperson said that Macquarie MULTILIT at Coen has shown it to be University had no such policy of requiring possible for low-progress Indigenous readers full-fee paying students to score within five to significantly and quickly lift their literacy points of the UAI cut-offs in the main round skills, Weekend Australian, 20 January offers, Sydney Morning Herald, 15 January Adjunct Professor Clive Williams (PICT): Ructions followed the decision late last year discussed the Al Qaeda role played by by the Macquarie Dictionary's staff to former Australian soldier Matthew Stuart, relocate to the University of Sydney, which 2GB Sydney, 5 January; 2UE Sydney, led to Macquarie University's 5 January; said the injection of more US lexicographers 'divorcing' the dictionary after troops into Iraq won't solve the country's 25 years of deep and meaningful problems, ABC 891 Adelaide, 12 January; cooperation, Weekend Australian, Triple J, 12 January; interviewed about the 13 January US plan for more troops in Iraq and said that New Microsoft Australia boss Tracey Fellows more troops will not solve Iraq's problems, has an economics degree and a diploma of ABC 612 Brisbane, 12 January banking management from the Macquarie
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Graduate School of Management, Herald University, graduating with a Masters Sun, 13 January; Courier Mail, 17 January degree, Daily Advertiser, 19 January Kathryn Selby and Friends eventually led to Last year mother of former CEO of the founding in 1993 of a permanent trio of Commonwealth Bank, David Murray, piano, violin and cello which was sponsored completed a PhD at Macquarie University, by Macquarie University and was thereafter The Australian, 26 January; Herald Sun, known as the Macquarie Trio, Canberra 27 January Times, 16 January Former detective with the federal police, Macquarie University is one of the Martin Leonard has a BA degree from universities offering domestic fee-paying Monash University and an honours degree in courses, Daily Telegraph, 18 January; law from Macquarie, The Australian, Newcastle Herald, 18 January 26 January The one-year Bedford College courses are Professor Warren Somerville, recognised as accredited by universities such as a Member in the General Division of the Macquarie, UTS, Western Sydney, Order of Australia, has degrees in biology Wollongong and Charles Sturt in Bathurst, and geology at Macquarie University, Daily Telegraph, 18 January Western Advocate, 26 January Fatmata Bangura of the Sierra Leone Dr John Conroy, who has received a Medal Cultural Performance Group is studying of the Order of Australia for his service to medical science at Macquarie University, primary education particularly in The Glebe, 18 January mathematics, worked as a senior lecturer in Australian students make up around 50 per mathematics education at Macquarie cent of the tenants at Campus Living's University from 1969 to 1986, Manly Daily, Macquarie University Village, Campus 26 January Review, 16 January At UTS and Macquarie University there Two callers to Adam Spencer's breakfast were gaps [in UAIs required for fee-paying program spoke about their children's offers places] of almost 10 points for some to study at Macquarie University, ABC courses, Sun Herald, 28 January 702 Sydney, 18 January Kate Granger has joined The Family Chiropractor practice at Wagga after studying chiropractic at Macquarie
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