“40 per cent ticked Australia as the safest”
Australia still ranks number one for international student safety, according to a global survey of more than 6000 students.
Despite media coverage here and overseas of violent attacks on Indian students, nearly 40 per cent of respondents ticked Australia as the safest place when asked to choose from a list of major English-language education countries.
Indian students were less convinced, but still some 26 per cent surveyed ranked Australia number one for safety, ahead of Britain on 20 per cent, Canada 20 per cent, New Zealand 13 per cent and the USA on 5 per cent.
Living the dream
“Being alone in a big unfamiliar city positively alters a part of yourself.”
They say there’s no place like home. That’s true. But there’s also no place like anywhere you land yourself on a six-month road overseas. A road well-travelled.
The people, their stories, their homes and their lives. There is nothing more rewarding than learning somebody’s story in their home, which is not yours.
Maybe it’s just the little things that you learn when you travel. Or maybe there are bigger things. Bigger things that are learnt and become a part of you so they are harder to pinpoint. Like mastering the art of patience. Or the art of sacrifice.
I have learnt more about the world and the way it works than what I have ever read in any book or article.
Fashion trash affects planet
“Be eco-friendly and stylish at the same time"
In a society where shopping is a national pastime, even encouraged by government stimulus packages, our wardrobes are full to overflowing.
Australians are spending at least $10.5 billion per year on wasteful consumption, $4.7 million spent on clothing and accessories alone.
But with all this excess consumption what effects are our purchases making on the environment?
Australia still ranks number one for international student safety, according to a global survey of more than 6000 students.
Despite media coverage here and overseas of violent attacks on Indian students, nearly 40 per cent of respondents ticked Australia as the safest place when asked to choose from a list of major English-language education countries.
Indian students were less convinced, but still some 26 per cent surveyed ranked Australia number one for safety, ahead of Britain on 20 per cent, Canada 20 per cent, New Zealand 13 per cent and the USA on 5 per cent.
Living the dream
“Being alone in a big unfamiliar city positively alters a part of yourself.”
They say there’s no place like home. That’s true. But there’s also no place like anywhere you land yourself on a six-month road overseas. A road well-travelled.
The people, their stories, their homes and their lives. There is nothing more rewarding than learning somebody’s story in their home, which is not yours.
Maybe it’s just the little things that you learn when you travel. Or maybe there are bigger things. Bigger things that are learnt and become a part of you so they are harder to pinpoint. Like mastering the art of patience. Or the art of sacrifice.
I have learnt more about the world and the way it works than what I have ever read in any book or article.
Fashion trash affects planet
“Be eco-friendly and stylish at the same time"
In a society where shopping is a national pastime, even encouraged by government stimulus packages, our wardrobes are full to overflowing.
Australians are spending at least $10.5 billion per year on wasteful consumption, $4.7 million spent on clothing and accessories alone.
But with all this excess consumption what effects are our purchases making on the environment?
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Commence end of year festivities!
“The hits and misses of this summer’s festival circuit”
Now is the time of year when summer festivals announce their line ups, with thousands across the country sitting at their computer anxiously waiting to find out what acts will visit our shores. Reporter ALEXANDRA DUGUID guides you through some of the hits and misses of this summer’s festival circuit.
Monash goes back to back
“The level of talent very high”
A record of 7003 students from 44 different universities took part in the 2009 Australian University Games held on the Gold Coast during October.
The overall champion for the event was Monash – for the second year in a row. Melbourne came second and Sydney third.
“The hits and misses of this summer’s festival circuit”
Now is the time of year when summer festivals announce their line ups, with thousands across the country sitting at their computer anxiously waiting to find out what acts will visit our shores. Reporter ALEXANDRA DUGUID guides you through some of the hits and misses of this summer’s festival circuit.
Monash goes back to back
“The level of talent very high”
A record of 7003 students from 44 different universities took part in the 2009 Australian University Games held on the Gold Coast during October.
The overall champion for the event was Monash – for the second year in a row. Melbourne came second and Sydney third.
