Outstanding alumnus announced

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The Honourable Judy Spence took out the crown as the inaugural Griffith Business School (GBS) Outstanding Alumnus, announced at the GBS Alumni Network Dinner, held at the Stamford Hotel, Brisbane on Friday night (October 26). Griffith Pro Vice Chancellor (Business) Professor Michael Powell said the GBS had created the award to recognise the remarkable achievements […]

Wrong side of the digital divide

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As the western world moves into an information age experts from around the world are getting together to develop strategies to ensure developing countries don’t get left behind. Experts will gather at the 5th World Association for Sustainable Development Conference (WASD), jointly hosted by the Griffith Asia Institute and the Griffith Business School (GBS), in […]

Aspiring copywriter wins national prize

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Griffith University media communications student Rachelle Boyle has taken out the top gong in Australia’s Toughest Brief competition. The competition asked entrants to create advertisements that would inspire people to become politicans. The aspiring copywriter beat more than 90 creative executions with her ad featuring the tagline ‘Some people grumble, others rumble.’ “I wanted to […]

Research busts whistleblower bad treatment myth

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The age-old adage of most public sector whistleblowers being shunned and tormented by their peers has been disproved, according to the results of a major national study headed by Griffith Law School Senior Research Fellow Dr AJ Brown. The results of the Australian Research Council-funded Whistling While They Work project will be released today at […]

The war on terror

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A standard critique of the Bush administration is ‘The War on Terror’ is a misnomer – wars are fought against enemies, not tactics, says Griffith Asia Institute Director Professor Michael Wesley. Professor Wesley, who will speak at a Griffith Asia Institute Research Seminar on Thursday, October 25, said he was not so sure the critique […]

Photographic work on show at Café Arts

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Griffith University arts students will unveil their new public art banner for 2008 at the Gold Coast Arts Centre Café on Wednesday, October 31. The banner features eight large-scale photographic works chosen from more than 80 entries from Griffith students. Winners of the 2007 series are Cecilie Mevatne, Helen Alwan, Jackie Jemison and Tessa Coles. […]

Lenders and government can do more for low income borrowers

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Mainstream lenders and government agencies need to step up to the plate to increase protections and access to affordable credit for consumers on low incomes according to Centre for Credit and Consumer Law (CCCL) Director Nicola Howell. “In this Anti-Poverty week (October 14 — 20), it is important to acknowledge the lifeline that small amount, […]