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As one of Australia’s only dual-sector universities, VU offers both TAFE courses and Higher Education degrees with seamless pathways – so wherever you’re starting from, you can create a future that’s uniquely your own. Putting students at the heart of everything we do shapes how we teach, support and partner with our community. We’re Victoria’s #1 uni for skills development and peer engagement (QILT, 2024), reflecting a student experience built on practical learning, strong support and a genuine sense of belonging. Our Australian-first VU Block Model lets students learn more deeply, focusing on one subject at a time in smaller, interactive classes – and getting results they can be proud of, with HD grades increasing by over 50% since it launched. With our ‘Flipped Campus’ model, students gain hands-on industry opportunities while studying with partners co-located on campus. In 2025, VU students completed 37,000+ placements across our partner network, helping build momentum for their careers. We’re also home to globally recognised research in health, sport, education and sustainability – including a #6 global ranking in sport science (ShanghaiRanking, 2025). Our commitment to Protecting Country is embedded in our teaching, research and operations, guided by our First Nations Action Plan and the Moondani Balluk Indigenous Academic Unit. With students who speak 320+ languages from 180+ countries, and 46% first in their families to attend uni, we pride ourselves on diversity and community connection. Our global footprint includes eight campuses across Australia, a 100% online offering, a flagship VU campus in India, and international students at partner institutes in Malaysia, China, Vietnam and Sri Lanka. 📲 Stay connected: instagram.com/victoriauniversity tiktok.com/@victoriauniversity facebook.com/victoria.university youtube.com/victoriauniversity CRICOS Provider No. 00124K (Melbourne) / 02475D (Sydney & Brisbane) / RTO Code: 3113

The Wheeler Centre exists to support writers, readers and thinkers. Through live and digital conversations, debates, readings, performances and discussions, it deepens public engagement with the most pressing topics of the day, without fear or favour. It is dedicated to creative collaboration, community engagement, diversity, and innovation. Founded in 2009, the Wheeler Centre is firmly established at the heart of Victoria’s rich cultural life and Melbourne’s status as a vibrant UNESCO City of Literature. Based in the Melbourne CBD on Little Lonsdale St, the Centre is also a hub and home for writers and key literary organisations, including the Melbourne Writers’ Festival, Writers’ Victoria, Express Media, Emerging Writers’ Festival, Australian Poetry and Small Press Network. Engaging, entertaining and always challenging our audiences, the Wheeler Centre is proudly and widely known as Melbourne’s home for vibrant conversation. The Wheeler Centre acknowledges that we live and work on the lands of the Kulin Nation. We pay respects to their elders past and present, and to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Australian Book Review (ABR), one of Australia’s major cultural magazines, presents high-quality journalism and new writing for the widest possible audience. It engages with all the arts, not just literature. It is diverse in terms of content, writers, and partners. It provides a needed forum for new Australian writers and reviewers, and it is committed to raising the standard of arts criticism in Australia. ABR is an independent, not-for-profit monthly magazine, governed by an independent Board, managed by a small, skilled editorial and management team, and committed to the publication and promotion of creative and critical writing of the highest standard. Created in 1961, it lapsed in 1974 and was revived in 1978. Peter Rose is the Editor; and Sarah Holland-Batt is Chairperson of the Board. ABR publishes reviews, essays, commentaries, interviews and new creative writing. The magazine is national in readership, authorship, distribution, events and partners. It is available in print and online. Through ABR Arts, ABR engages with all the arts and publishes timely, extended reviews of new films, plays, operas, concerts, festivals, and art exhibitions. ABR’s diverse programs include three prestigious international prizes, writers’ fellowships, themed issues, national events, cultural tours, and paid editorial internships. ABR is committed to highlighting the strengths of critical and creative writing around Australia and presenting them to an international audience. We pay for everything we publish – print and online – and our rates have almost trebled in recent years. ABR is a bona fide Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR). All donations of $2 or more are tax deductible.