Nearly a third of Australian employers are looking to hire graduates from ‘preferred institutions’ – or universities - with a new report indicating they are becoming increasingly selective in a highly competitive graduate labour market.

Curtin University has become just the fourth Australian university to join the edX global consortium of many of the world’s top ranked universities, with plans to build a global community of online learners who will be actively engaged with the Western Australian educator.

Australia’s Academic and Research Network (AARNet) and computer emergency response team AusCERT have teamed up to provide the Research and Education (R&E) sector with an extended range of IT and network security support services.