Proud mum and educator takes out dual national teaching honours
Wednesday, 27 July 2011 16:34
A lecture theatre is a far cry from the floor of a hairdressing salon, but Deakin University senior lecturer Dr Debra Bateman credits this beginning and a tumultuous life for helping her win not just one but two national teaching awards in one year.
Oak products research leads to SARDI science bursary
Wednesday, 27 July 2011 09:38
Winner of the 2011 SARDI Science Bursary Anna Crump, middle, with SARDI Executive Director Professor Pauline Mooney, left, and Chief, SARDI Sustainable Systems Dr Kathy Ophel Keller
2011 Walkley Young Australian Journalist of the Year
Wednesday, 06 July 2011 10:54
SBS reporter Yaara Bou Melhem has been named the 2011 Walkley Young Australian Journalist of the Year for Freedom's Call, her investigation into the people's democracy movement in Syria.
Bou Melhem spent a month solo in Syria researching and filming, beneath the radar of the secret police, who were monitoring mobile phones.