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We’ve set lower bars, not raised the results
August 28, 2019The Australian

It’s the ongoing national dis­appointment. Results haven’t ­consistently improved since NAP­LAN began in 2008, while...

How Chinese ‘lost humanity’
Anastasia LinAugust 24, 2019The Australian

Mainland Chinese once had as much compassion as Hongkongers. I was stranded in Hong Kong...

Unis’ Chinese ‘cash cows’
Salvatore BabonesAugust 23, 2019Ideas@TheCentre

Australia’s universities are taking a multi-billion-dollar gamble with taxpayer money to pursue a high-risk, high-reward...

ASIC v Westpac
August 23, 2019Ideas@TheCentre

The recent furore about Justice Perram’s remarks that “borrowers ditch wagyu steaks and shiraz for...

Left-wing Antisemitism rising
August 23, 2019Ideas@TheCentre

Evidence is mounting that antisemitism is on the rise. For a recent example, a CNN...

Sydney universities hiding from the facts about Chinese students
Salvatore BabonesAugust 21, 2019The Sydney Morning Herald

One of the great pleasures of teaching at a top global university like the University...

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