Entrepreneurs without education: no degree to becoming your own boss

While research suggests those who haven’t completed tertiary studies are up against it in the jobs market, lack of higher education has been no barrier to success for some enterprising Australians who have bypassed university to run their own shows. Queenslander Maddison Lawrence is among them.

Unis face death of the degree

Education doyen Glyn Davis says the sector needs a radical rethink to prepare for a generation of students who think a university degree is a waste of time. Vice-chancellor of Flinders University Colin Stirling blames the government’s funding model for discouraging more radical entrepreneurial-style education.

Indoor skydiving for inner Sydney

A new indoor skydiving centre will be built at Moore Park, five kilometres south of Sydney’s CBD. ASX-listed Indoor Skydive Australia, which already operates an indoor skydiving centre at Penrith in Sydney’s west as well as four others around Australia, says it has secured a 20-year lease for to build a centre at the Entertainment Quarter in Moore Park.

Indoor skydiving for inner Sydney

A new indoor skydiving centre will be built at Moore Park, five kilometres south of Sydney’s CBD.

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