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The Employer Advisor Programme(EAP) provides assistance and support to small business operators wanting to know more about how they can benefit from the WorkChoices system.
For more information about the free information and advice the Programme has to offer go to www.workchoices.gov.au or phone the Infoline on 1300 363 264

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In your advertising and promotional material, move beyond Gen X Photos. These photos are becoming stale so instead move to photos that show action or tell a story. Still use photos of your primary market audience but use more original shots that display motion or a theme.

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There were over 380,000 international student enrolments in Australia in 2006.
Asia remains Australia’s main source of international studentswith the highest growth coming fromIndia, Korea and China.
Although the majority of enrolments were in the higher education area, there was strong growth in the VET sector with a 26% growth in enrolments.
Minister Bishop stressed that education is [...]

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The membership of the RQFC Committee has been announced.
This important initiative aims to ensure that public money is invested in research of the highest quality and relevance. The assessment of quality will identify research excellence and the assessment of impact will assist business and industry to identify areas for potential collaboration.
The Committee comprises:
Ms Leanne Harvey [...]

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This Assembly was successfully held in Nairobi, Kenya from the 17 -19 January 2007. Three days of plenary sessions, workshops and meetings were attended by more than 300 participants prior to the official opening on the 17 january.
A detailed report will soon be posted on the website www.icae.org.uy

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Ten tertiary students from all around Australia will graduate from the Students Volunteer Botanical Internship Program (SVBIP) after spending the last seven weeks as botanical researchers in Canberra.
An annual event run by the Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, a joint venture between CSIRO Plant Industry and the Australian National Botanic Gardens, the program introduces students [...]

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Renmark Revisited - Part 1
Many rural communities are struggling as a result of prolonged drought. In mid-January a brief but severe storm hit the SA town of Renmark, adding to the existing hardship in the comm unity.
Tony Ryan visited in the following weekand spoke to three members of a family whose farm was badly damaged [...]

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