HOW does an aged-care worker navigate the rights of a dementia patient who refuses to shower? How does a doctor decide when a patient can really consent to a procedure? Health workers are constantly called on to make critical decisions, yet they cannot always look to the law for answers. “Good law is very important, but being able to make ... Read More »
INDIGENOUS Catholic student Lachlan Tomkins says a surprise trip to Rome has given him a thirst to know more about himself, his faith, and to be involved in the Church in a new and enriched way. Last month, the Australian Catholic University student, literally, found himself in the heart of Vatican City at short notice, as a delegate preparing a ... Read More »
OVERCOMING hardship and a strong dose of self-sacrifice has enabled 27 students from Solomon Islands to graduate from Australian Catholic University’s business program. “It is a dream come true. We haven’t expected to come this far,” student spokesman George Tapo, who is the Pacific island nation’s deputy commissioner of Inland Revenue Division, said. The students, each considered leaders in a ... Read More »
LIFE, love and learning have moved Dr David Kirchhoffer from one side of the world to the other. Born and raised in Johannesburg, South Africa, David is now settled in Brisbane with his wife, raising their two young sons. He’s followed the path of academia out of Africa to Belgium and then to Australia. On the way, he’s completed a ... Read More »
DR Stephen Weller is upbeat about the rapid growth of Australian Catholic University, and particularly its Brisbane campus at Banyo, despite the axing of dozens of courses before the start of the year. “There were a number of prospective students who were disgruntled at our decision to cancel a course they had applied for – no question,” ACU’s deputy vice-chancellor ... Read More »
ONLY a year ago, Saveen Oghana and Ban Isaqi, an Iraqi couple, were busy building their careers – one as a medical doctor, the other a dentist – but now they’re in Brisbane preparing for the biggest challenge of their young lives. The 28-year-olds are studying at Australian Catholic University before they return home to manage a new hospital being ... Read More »
POPE Pius IX looked down on a young Aboriginal boy from Western Australia and declared that he would be his country’s next Francis Xavier. Conaci, an indigenous name that means “black cockatoo”, was seven years old when he was sent to study in Rome, with the hope of returning to evangelise his country. The young boy left Australia in 1849 ... Read More »
STRATEGIES are needed to attract more men to teaching, otherwise Australian schools are headed for a male teacher drought, a new report finds. The report Why Choose Teaching? – by the Learning Sciences Institute Australia (LSIA) at the Australian Catholic University and commissioned by the Queensland College of Teachers – recommends identifying aspiring teachers while they are still at high ... Read More »
IS Australia in a time of fear? If so, what are we afraid of and what does this mean for our future? These were the questions posed to four eminent panellists at the Australian Catholic University’s fifth annual stakeholder dinner in Brisbane on March 21. The panellists were Brisbane Archbishop Mark Coleridge, ACU vice-chancellor and president Professor Greg Craven, Catholic ... Read More »
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