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The project — Improving literacy outcomes for Samoan-Australian students in Logan City schools — was conducted in an area where more than 170 ethnic groups reside. The Samoan group is the largest and one of the fastest growing. “Children must learn to operate in two different cultures — a collective culture at home and a […]

The deteriorating Queensland economy is the number one issue in the State election says political scientist Dr Paul Williams from Griffith University. “With job losses in the mining sector and a $1.5 billion budget deficit, all eyes will be on Queensland to see how voters react to the economic downturn. “Will voters punish the incumbent, […]

Leading media figure Professor Julianne Schultz has been appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 2009 Australia Day Awards. Professor Schultz, Founding Editor of the award-winning literary and public affairs quarterly Griffith Review, was awarded the accolade for service to the community as a journalist, writer, editor and academic, for fostering […]

An Australian-first alliance between Queensland’s three largest universities will expand higher learning in a range of Asian and European languages. With $2.27 million in Australian Government funding, Griffith University, The University of Queensland (UQ) and Queensland University of Technology (QUT) will pool teaching of at least nine languages so their students may learn them as […]

One of the most popular superannuation investment strategies is badly flawed according to a Griffith University finance expert. Griffith University Professor of Finance Michael Drew says recent research shows ‘lifecycle investing’, popular in Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom, can potentially leave investors worse off in retirement than alternative strategies. “Lifecycle investing tends […]

An Asian business extraordinaire and a mover and shaker on Brisbane’s political scene were both recognised with outstanding alumnus awards at the Griffith Business School Alumni Network dinner on Friday night. BHP Billiton China President Clinton Dines took out the Griffith Business School 2008 Outstanding Alumnus of the Year award and Leader of the Brisbane […]

More than 100 Aboriginal rock art sites with thousands of paintings have been discovered in the Wellington Range area of Arnhem Land by a national team of scientists. Led by Professor Paul Tacon and Dr Sally K May from Griffith University and ANU doctoral candidate Daryl Guse, the team worked closely with traditional owner Ronald […]