Category: Writing
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Let the good times roll: March student visa statistics indicate continued growth in Australian international education.
Just last week, it happened that I was sitting at home in front of my laptop with a glass of red wine in my hand when I noted the Department of Immigration and Border Protection had released their latest visa statistics on international students. This sounds a tad depressing in retrospect, but the mood did…
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The Data Game: Building Analytics Capability in International Education
[Originally published by IEAA’s Vista Magazine (Summer 2016/17) — I’d strongly recommend following them online and reading their publications if you’re interested in Australian international education!] Embracing an analytic mindset and capitalising on the technologies in the era of big data are key to reaching Australia’s strategic international education goals, writes Darragh Murray. A tale of prediction…
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Adieu Rave
On the 26 June, Brisbane’s best street press Rave Magazine abruptly ceased publication after 21 years and 1047 print editions. I had been contributing to the magazine for almost two years, signing on as an indie reviewer in August 2009. This started off a long, meandering piece lamenting the magazine’s death, but after reading Justin…