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RMIT is an international university of technology, design and enterprise.

RMIT’s mission is to empower people and communities to adapt and thrive across generations, with education, research and civic engagement that are applied, inclusive and impactful.

With strong industry connections forged over 135 years, collaboration with industry remains integral to RMIT’s leadership in education, applied research and the development of highly skilled, globally focused graduates.

RMIT’s three campuses in Melbourne – Melbourne City, Brunswick and Bundoora – are located on the unceded lands of the people of the Woi Wurrung and Boon Wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation. Other Victorian locations include Point Cook, Hamilton and Bendigo.

RMIT is redefining its relationship in working with and supporting Aboriginal self-determination. The goal is to achieve lasting transformation by maturing values, culture, policy and structures in a way that embeds reconciliation in everything the University does. RMIT is changing its ways of knowing and working to support sustainable reconciliation and activate a relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people.

As a global university, RMIT has two campuses and a language centre in Vietnam and a research and industry collaboration centre in Barcelona, Spain. RMIT also offers programs through partners in destinations including Singapore, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka and mainland China, with research and industry partnerships on every continent.

RMIT has continued to consolidate its reputation as one of the world’s leaders in education, applied and innovative research. Released in 2022, RMIT is ranked 190th in the 2023 QS World University Rankings, 209th in the 2023 US News Best Global Universities Rankings and is in the world’s top 400 in the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU). RMIT also ranked 22nd in the 2023 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings, 22nd in the 2022 THE Impact Ranking and =53rd globally in the QS Sustainability Rankings.

For more information, visit rmit.edu.au/about.

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Science shows alpine grazing doesn’t reduce bushfire risk and damages the environment. But the issue will no doubt continue to be debated. AAP Image/Bob Richardson

The alpine grazing debate was never about science

Michael McCarthy, The University of Melbourne; Georgia Garrard, RMIT University, and Libby Rumpff, The University of Melbourne

Alpine grazing will be permanently banned from Victoria’s Alpine National Park under legislation debated this week.
The long view: Australia is bidding to boost energy productivity by 40% by 2030, but other countries are already doing more. Mattingbn/Wikimedia Commons

Australia’s energy productivity plan: great idea, but is it ambitious enough?

Alan Pears, RMIT University

Australia’s federal government wants to boost ‘energy productivity’ by 40% by 2030. A good idea, but the plan needs to cut energy use, not just deliver more economic bang for the energy buck.
Rooftop solar panels are disrupting Australia’s electricity market, and competing with networks. Jason Wong/Flickr

Energy White Paper promises privatisation and lower prices: experts respond

James Whitmore, The Conversation and Michael Hopkin, The Conversation

The federal government’s keenly awaited Energy White Paper is firmly focused on cutting prices and red tape, and boosting industry competitiveness - and less so on climate change and renewable energy.
Mobile networks are undergoing the transition from 4G to the much faster and more capable 5G. Sy/Flickr

Explainer: what is 5G?

Mark A Gregory, RMIT University

Mobile networks are making the transition to 5G technology, promising faster data transfer and improved coverage.
International education is our third-biggest export. But can our universities cope with the demand? AAP/Julian Smith

International student report emphasises their value, but not the means

Catherine Gomes, RMIT University

The new draft international education strategy acknowledges the riches international students bring to Australia, yet fails to canvass how our universities can give them the experiences they deserve.
Malcolm Fraser has passed away at the age of 84. AAP/NAA

Malcolm Fraser’s life and legacy: experts respond

Alex Millmow, Federation University Australia; Andrew Jakubowicz, University of Technology Sydney; Anne-marie Boxall, University of Sydney; David Penington, The University of Melbourne; Hannah Forsyth, Australian Catholic University; Joanna Mendelssohn, UNSW Sydney; Jo Caust, The University of Melbourne; Liz Giuffre, University of Technology Sydney; Mark Beeson, The University of Western Australia; Peter Whiteford, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University; Simon Ville, University of Wollongong; Stephen Leeder, University of Sydney, and Vincent O'Donnell, RMIT University

In his time in office, Malcolm Fraser oversaw the acceptance of southeast Asian refugees and led economic and social welfare reforms.
Family violence is core business in our courts and an ongoing drain on our economic and social well-being. altanaka/Shutterstock

Remove the burden of family violence from the victims, to the courts

Rob Hulls, RMIT University

We need to support those who are subjected to family violence – mostly women and children – and this must remain our priority. But we must also intervene at the source of the problem.
Lack of consultation, lack of information and lack of justification have led to the second failure of Pyne’s higher education bill. AAP

Six steps the government can take to pass deregulation

Gavin Moodie, RMIT University

The voting down of the higher education bill stems from the government’s failure to sell the reforms. Here is a six step guide to successfully making big changes to higher education.
Security agencies seeking to understand the radicalisation of young men such as Jake Bilardi might find answers in popular culture. AAP Image/Twitter

Apocalyptic erotica now: the allure of Islamic State online

Jeff Lewis, RMIT University

Western governments not only misread Islamic State, they have a very limited understanding of the Internet and its role within the private spaces, bedrooms and imaginaries of teenagers.
Cai Guo-Qiang is one of many artists whose work is showing at the Kyoto International Arts festival. John

The way of the mécénat: corporate arts funding in Japan

Jason Potts, RMIT University

Unlike in Europe and Australia, the Japanese central government is relatively uninvolved in cultural funding, and there is little to incentivise private philanthropy. So how do they manage?
Community protests ensure urban planners pay attention to the politics of their work, while research evidence can more easily be neglected. AAP/Courtney Biggs

‘Not a lot of people read the stuff’: how planning defies good theory

Joe Hurley, RMIT University and Elizabeth Taylor, The University of Melbourne

Urban planners tend to be attuned to council and community politics. They are less well informed when it comes to applying the findings of research to improve the quality of their work.
Women and older people form two ‘armies’ Treasurer Joe Hockey is hoping will help protect Australia’s future prosperity. Mick Tsikas/AAP

Hockey looks to ‘armies’ in Intergenerational Report: experts react

John Buchanan, University of Sydney; Alan Pears, RMIT University; Hal Kendig, Australian National University; Ian Lowe, Griffith University; Martin O'Brien, University of Wollongong; Richard Norman, Curtin University; Rosalie Viney, University of Technology Sydney, and Stephen Duckett, Grattan Institute

Experts question where the jobs for older Australians will come from.
Tony Abbott and Bill Shorten are united in condemning violence against women and children, but both overlook the young people who are victims too. AAP/Lukas Coch

Sidelined and scorned: young people are set up to be soft targets

Michael Emslie, RMIT University

Responses to family violence by Tony Abbott and Bill Shorten and the terms of reference for Victoria’s royal commission fail to mention young people. Such a lack of recognition has dire consequences.
It seems the desired effect of Pyne’s uni reforms is to stratify the system, making the top unis better and the middle-tier unis worse. A progressive tax would allow him to achieve this goal. AAP

HECS tax would have Pyne’s desired effect: stratifying unis

Gavin Moodie, RMIT University

It seems the desired effect of Pyne’s uni reforms is to stratify the system, making the top unis better and the middle-tier unis worse. A progressive tax would allow him to achieve this goal.
Many Australian films have significant cultural capital that should also be considered when measuring their level of success. Shutterstock

Speaking with: David Tiley on funding Australian films

Vincent O'Donnell, RMIT University

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Vincent O’Donnell speaks with David Tiley, editor of ScreenHub magazine, about financing film production in Australia and looking beyond box office numbers to measure a film's success.
Members of the Thai community say they are happy to have a mining industry in the country, but expect a commitment to environmental protection. Image sourced from Shutterstock.com

Kingsgate’s Thai mine a lesson in failed community management

Nattavud Pimpa, RMIT University and Timothy Moore, The University of Melbourne

Developing countries often welcome Australian mining companies into their communities, but when things go wrong, communication is key.

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