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Students reach finals
La Trobe University students reach finals in international competition
Is there any sincerity left in politics?
The lack of honesty in politics is lamentable.
Education and the struggle for equality
The Gonski Report into education in Australia has raised questions
Lisa Jacobson launches The Sunlit Zone
New book takes a fictional look at Melbourne in 2050
International video competition finalist
We need your votes for this international competition!
Rhys Isaac Prize boosted with 40K gift
donation to Rhys Isaac Prize
US elections and foreign policy
US between the Arab Spring and the European Fall
La Trobe leads demand for uni places
Greatest growth in first preference applicants over last three years
Bonegilla Migrant Experience Workshop
La Trobe University—Wodonga Senior Secondary College Refugee Workshop
France 2012
Sarkozy’s battle with the right hands Hollande the presidency
Celebration ahead for students
579 students are about to graduate from La Trobe University Bendigo
Victorian Confucius Institute contest
Students get a chance to realise their ‘China’ dream
Why is the Labor Party in Crisis?
Why a litany of errors has led to looming defeat
Labor's future might be with the greens
Labor Party would do well to give up on the 'working class' appeal
Europe yet to learn from its mistakes
The age of entitlement is over, but few people want to hear this.
Spinning ‘green tape’ as climate changes
News media happily re-cycles misleading term.
French presidential elections
Francois Hollande and Nicolas Sarkozy face a runoff in early May
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America's worst mom heading to Australia
New York author to speak on her 'free-range' approach to parenting
Outstanding Mildura students recognised
Chancellor and Vice Chancellor celebrate Mildura student success
Hospital Chaplains
God of many faiths eludes some Hospital Chaplains
Learning from North Korea's missile test
Deterence, legitimacy, and survival
Mental Health in Australia
Ideas & Society series focusses on Australia's mental health services
Six-day Japanese language immersion camp
La Trobe introduces Japanese culture to Year 10 students
From Persia – with love
La Trobe scholar curates largest exhibition of Persian manuscripts
Country towns doing it for themselves
A new book shows that country towns are taking control of their future
Ambitious thinking unveiled
Big FAT Ideas present Focus, Ambitious and Transformative talks.
Planning students visit Flinders Island
VIDEO: Planning students proposal to assist Flinders Island community
Let the Skype incident rest
Skype scandal attacks serve only to weaken our defence
Fossil discovery in Asia
Skull discovery in Asia opens new chapter in evolutionary story
Academics as public intellectuals
Untangling red tape to turn academics into public intellectuals
Coal delay for miners makes sense
While unpopular with miners, the delay in coal expansion is needed
VCE history workshop on China
VCE students get a taste of Uni during a history workshop
La Trobe extends its Heart
The partnership with Melbourne Heart has been extended by another year
New book explores Australian psyche
Placing the Psyche: Exploring cultural complexes in Australia
History subject launched on iTunes U
Australian Aboriginal History available to a global audience
The future for newspapers in Australia
Paul Ramadge (The Age) and Eric Beecher (Crikey) discuss journalism
Journalism subject launched on iTunes U
Lectures and readings made available as iTunes U course
Optus called out stealing AFL broadcasts
Optus should know there’s no such thing as a free lunch
Cloak of authority can be worn at last
The PM must now show she has learnt some political lessons
Australian History
More than 580 students studying history at La Trobe
The Gillard-Rudd confrontation
Winning government at the present time can be a poisoned chalice
Students develop iPad app
Students develop Puzzlehunt app with answers for O-Week
Sports stadium disasters
Sports stadium disasters: problems of public order or public safety?
Mick Malthouse Vice-Chancellor's Fellow
La Trobe is pleased to announce Mr Malthouse's appointment.
Student applauds new 'work ready' course
Hands on approach in new Work Ready Bachelor of Arts course
Gillard displays grace under pressure
The undermining of Gillard makes recovery for Labor difficult
Rinehart is bad for climate coverage
Rinehart's stake in Fairfax will influence reporting
Germans can't keep paying for Europe
There's a limit to how much one country can do.
Uni student excels
Plan B president wins Best Student Paper at conference
Australia Day and racism
The importance of being candid about racism
Why Rudd's return is Labor's only chance
If Labor is to survive, it must return to the leader it destroyed.
Antarctica is no place for politicking
Mawson's expedition in Antarctica was about territorial gain.
Homosexual: A literary milestone
Dennis Altman's landmark book re-released for 40th anniversary
Why Fiji has moved on
Australia must play by the new rules and discard old assumptions
US election race baffles the punters
Elections results will depend on who voters blame for the economy
Tolerance should extend to cults
The negative portrayal of cults needs to be challenged.
Labor seeks compromise on asylum seekers
Nobody, including me, had the guts to give Labor the right advice.
A nation teeters on precipice
North Korea needs reform in the wake of Kim Jong-Il's death
Far-right terrorism
The changing face of far-right terrorism: Norway and beyond
'Frustrated rock star' wins award
A portrait of Dave Graney wins photography student national award
Student TV series 'Real' hits Channel 31
The six episode series features short documentaries and films.
The negative-sum choice
International climate negotiations in Durban
Europe united in a failed experiment
Europe pushed away Britain and by doing so abandoned itself
Online photojournalism student excels
Award for photographic work exploring divorce, grief and loss
La Trobe boosts partnerships with India
New South Asia office in Delhi builds on established links
ABC to run Australia Network
Dumping tendering is good policy for television service
What's wrong with a conscience vote?
Gillard's most visionary reform could be of the Labor Party itself
No 2012 apocalypse - die another day
Sven Gronemeyer's new research reinterprets Mayan predictions
Why Labor's not working
Labor is in trouble and its very existence is at stake
Roll up, roll up!
Hear all about contradictions – and contributions – of the circus
Writers discuss Melbourne literature
One-day symposium, Suburb Slam, will be followed by a book launch
Investigating Putin’s dark side
Six early-career researchers win major national awards
Improving climate change reportage
More issues need to be covered when it comes to climate change
Confucius Institute launch at La Trobe
Chinese cultural performances and food festival on 16 November
Australian perspectives on gay marriage
Four La Trobe academics weigh in on gay marriage
Greece hangs in the balance
Leaders aim to preserve eurozone at all costs
Mark Amerika lecture on remix culture
Free public lecture on the transmedia artist in network culture
The forgotten women of war and peace
There is a profound silence in conflict, women’s voices are absent
Qantas in the air again
We now know how little regard Qantas has for staff and travellers
Kissgate
Where is the love in politics?
Hope beckons in Turkey
It's a challenge to find hope when reporting on disasters.
Food, drugs and diseases that changed history
The Latin American Symposium will be held in Bendigo Sat Oct 22
Big FAT Ideas videos now live
Seven academics confront topical issues in the Big FAT Ideas videos
Bursary opens up opportunity
Mother of three awarded $5000 scholarship to assist with study
The elite in Europe are living a lie
The EU will need strong leadership to remain united and democratic
Incentives needed for Latin lesson
Australia shouldn’t ignore Latin American growth
Religion and development
Australian Faith-Based Development Organisations
Australia in Asia
How to keep the peace and ensure regional security
Top 100 articles list nears completion
Recomended top 100 Upstart article list nears completion
Team La Trobe goes Around the Bay
La Trobe University represented in charity ride.
Refurbished gallery showcases international artworks
The challenge of representing foreign and extreme environments on show
Hope in the asylum seeker policy?
Good might yet come from this stalemate for asylum seekers.
Monetary unity comes at vast cost
Is the Euro destroying the EU?
Painting with light a winner for photography student
Dida Sundet gains honourable mention for 'Tails of Transformation'
The asylum seeker crisis: where to now?
Leading commentators give their views at La Trobe public forum
Behind the Curtain: A Big Ben point of view
Chocolate, empire and the BBC World Service, 1932-67.
New University wide mentoring program
In 2012, La Trobe will provide all new students with a Connect Mentor
Big FAT Ideas
Speakers will confront terrorism, taxes on sins and more...
The Palestinian-Israeli dispute
Israel's opposition to recognising Palestine is a puzzle
Budding journalists to interview sports stars
High school students will attend the press conference event next week
Our earliest ancestor?
La Trobe archaeologist helps date rare African fossil find
September 11 – ten years after
The following members of La Trobe University are available
The World After 9/11- free forum
Hugh White and Robert Manne reflect on the tenth anniversary
New program to prevent student dropouts
Retention is a major issue for the modern university
Behind the curtain lecture series: Through Ella's Eyes
Public lecture on indigenous oral stories of Ella Simon
Council appoints new Vice-Chancellor
Professor John Dewar appointed Vice-Chancellor of La Trobe University
Exhibition explores interaction with nature
Exhibition using unusual methods on show in Bendigo
Adult refugee men's wellbeing
Refugee men report discrimination affecting health and settlement
Manga at La Trobe University
The Borchardt Library gets a new Manga addition
La Trobe offering courses on iTunesU
The podcasted lectures and materials are free and accessible to anyone
The Malaysia solution
Giving the Malaysia solution a chance to work?
High achievers recognised
Awards night at The Capital lets Bendigo students shine
Australia's burqa fallacy
How do Australians handle Islamic dress?
Alternatives to detention
Report sets out ‘five steps’ to manage migrants in a more humane way
La Trobe responds to business and students needs
New Bachelors of Strategic Communications and Community Development
Mums invited to have photo taken
Motherhood is the subject of a photo shoot and exhibition
What makes a ‘lone wolf’ terrorist?
Study of fifteen cases reveals parallels with Norwegian massacre
Centre for Dialogue annual lecture
Decline of the West - Power Shift? Reality, Myths and Economists
Sports betting
Hard to be unbiased when there's money riding on the result
Edge of the Outback tour launches book
The book chronicles the Australian outback using photography.
Sri Lankan star wins best paper award
The Veronica Kelly Prize was awarded to a La Trobe PhD student by ADSA
Sweden bound scholars
$10,000 scholarships will be used to travel to Malmo Uni
Asian democracy crusades take root
Arab Spring’ has sidelined important changes in Asia
Aust and Sri Lanka agreement world first
new post graduate Masters in Spatial Planning and Design
Bullying climate change scientists
The tactical stupidity of threatening climate scientists
Lecturer wins fund Fellowship
Dr Rachel Buchanan won the 2011 $5,000 ABR Sidney Myer Fellowship
Obama’s Middle East peace initiative
Forum examines the 'Roadmap to Peace' from the people’s perspective
Navigating the net like a digital native
When it comes to the internet, children point the way to the future
Syrian revolution aflame as West ponders
Western intervention in Syria is unlikely to happen any time soon
Students get a world-wide lesson in city planning
Students learn how to accomodate Aussie population growth
Laurens Tan in Bendigo
The exhibition will conclude on Sunday with a floor talk by the artist
Dropping 'acknowledge country' protocol
It is not about being politically correct. it's about showing respect
Free uni courses reach all walks of life
The Melbourne Free University was founded by three La Trobe scholars.
La Trobe champions student success
La Trobe’s low SES and regional students thrive
Thesis Eleven events begin
International Festival of Ideas exposes the media, don't miss out
PhD graduate uncovers Mildura’s history
The first comprehensive historical study of the founding of Mildura
La Trobe Australian History Collection
Podcast series scores worldwide success on iTunesU
Ideas & Society: Does Wikileaks matter?
Panel of leading thinkers discuss the issues at the Wheeler Centre
The Naked Love Theory
Dr James Giles theorises on the evolution of human hairlessness
"Knights" or "Knaves"
‘Tribal’ obstetric culture affecting safety of mothers and babies
PhD student Robyn Sampson presents study
There are alternatives to immigration detention
Join 21 women in Japan on their journey
Award winning book plots young women’s transitions to adulthood
Civil rights movement book released
La Trobe University historians examine King and his legacy