source : the age
The state’s newest university campus will offer an Australian-first postgraduate program through its performing arts academy, with the first intake of students beginning in 2027.
Edith Cowan University will offer a suite of courses through a postgrad in Creative Arts Entrepreneurship and Cultural Innovation at the WA Academy of Performing Arts.
The program will allow creative and artistic practitioners to develop an innovative portfolio of practice while deepening their knowledge and capability in entrepreneurial strategy, design thinking, commercialisation and innovation models.
WAAPA Course Coordinator Dr Jennifer Halton said creative practitioners needed a broad skill set and a bold vision to build careers and create opportunities in the creative sector.
University and high school students are set to gather at Forrest Place this afternoon as part of a nationwide protest against the politics of Pauline Hanson and her One Nation party.
Some students will be skipping class to attend the protest at 1pm, called by the National Union of Students and endorsed by the Curtin and University of WA student guilds.
The nationwide “students say no to Hanson” protest, with events in state and territory capitals, is hoping to attract thousands of students angry at the ascendent party’s policies, particularly on changes to the school curriculum regarding Australian history and gender.
Perth rally chair and WA Students for Palestine member Layla Seif said young people were “disgusted by the bigotry of Pauline Hanson”.
The Greens want WA to follow in the footsteps of South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas and launch our own inquiry into the proliferation of artificial intelligence.
On Monday, the Malinauskas government announced it would hold a royal commission examining AI, with the premier outlining a focus on how the technology operated across society, and the terms of reference to be finalised within the next six weeks.
“The opportunities are clearly real, we can advance productivity, we can improve outcomes for working people … but it’s also true if we don’t do this properly we could see very significant changes in the way people work,” Malinauskas said.
WA Greens democracy spokesman Tim Clifford said the rapid development of AI, along with the proliferation of data centres to support it, had brought the state to a crossroads. He called for a parliamentary inquiry into the topic.
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Good morning readers, and welcome to our live news blog for Thursday, August 13.
Making headlines today is a “kick in the guts” for families who have been waiting for major reforms to boost rail safety in the state’s regions.
Several families and friends who have lost loved ones on regional tracks travelled to Perth yesterday to witness the legislation go before WA parliament, but were left disappointed by further delays as several amendments were added to the Rail Safety Bill.
The bill aims to legislate mandatory train lighting, a safety measure hoped to save lives at passive rail crossings across Western Australia.
