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The long hot summer

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2007
... 20-60 years. According to a report developed by CSIRO and the Bureau of Meteorology through the Australian Climate Change Science Programme, temperatures across Australia will increase by around 1 oC by 2030. The Climate Change in Australia technical ...

Kaplan adapts Finsia teaching model

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2007
US education company Kaplan has just taken over the teaching division of Finsia and while making a commitment to maintain the group's curriculum and teaching style, changes are also in the wings. Kaplan Australia chief executive Warren Jacobson said ...

APRA appoints new head of research

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2007
... Fulbright Scholar at Cornell University, where she earned a PhD in Management. She had earlier obtained a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics (Honours) from the University of Adelaide. She is currently associate professor of finance at the University ...

Economic round-up: Infrastructure - sink or swim?

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2007
... and health issues for vulnerable areas such as agriculture infrastructure and coastal communities. The Prime Minister's Science, Engineering and innovation Council (PMSEIC) warns of the economic impact of extreme climatic conditions, and as the climate ...

Biotech fund breaks into $4bn hearing loss sector

Listed fund BioTech Capital is making a play for the $4 billion hearing loss industry by injecting $2 million into hearing technology company Sensear. Sensear is a Western Australian-based company that was spun off the Western Australian Telecommunications ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2007
The local market will likely take direction from New York, despite base metals heading lower on the London Metal Exchange. At 0803 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was up 34 points to 6,341, on a volume of 1,855 ...

Macq and UNSW do the maths

... Carlo" method, a computational algorithm commonly used by financial institutions globally. "This is an example of smart science partnering with industry to develop practical ways to boost the international competitiveness of a key sector of our economy," ...

China's growth unsustainable: Australian Economic Review

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2007
China's joint current account and capital account surpluses mean the current pace of economic growth is unsustainable in the long run, according to a study published in the Australian Economic Review. The report's author, Professor Yu Yongding, director-general ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open higher after gains in US stocks on Friday, triggered by positive company profits outlooks. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0709 AEST, the June share price index contract was trading up 21 points to 6,195. ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2007
... international calls for controls over intellectual property rights to be stepped up. China has become a famed source for copying science and technology developed in other countries without paying for the development costs, let alone the time involved ...