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Where to now? The Road Ahead for Indigenous Policy
Nyunggai Warren Mundine AOAugust 1, 2024AP74
Although remote Indigenous communities have been a major focus of policymakers for over half a...
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Learning Lessons. The future of small-group tutoring
Trisha JhaJuly 25, 2024AP73
Student data from national and international testing shows a large minority of students are not...
Business Means Business. Why Corporates Should Avoid Social Activism
Simon Cowan, Emilie DyeJuly 18, 2024AP72
Senior management should be concerned they are putting their companies at risk of reputational harm...
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The Science of Maths and How to Apply It
Siobhan MerloJuly 11, 2024AP71

Introduction Australian students’ results on international tests of mathematics (TIMMS) and numeracy (PISA) lag behind...

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All Things Considered. Making Moral Sense of the Wars in Ukraine and Gaza
Nigel BiggarJune 27, 2024OP201

Foreword I am for peace, but whenever I speak of it, they are for war....

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Screening That Counts: Why Australia Needs Universal Early Numeracy Screening
June 20, 2024RR49

Executive summary Better early identification of students struggling with mathematics is a critical step in...

What does China really want from the Pacific?
John LeeDecember 5, 2007Islands Business

Why is China so interested in the Pacific? After all, despite the differences in size,...

Taxation by stealth must top reform list
Peter SaundersDecember 4, 2007The Australian

Throughout the federal election campaign, Kevin Rudd boasted of being an ‘economic conservative.’ Now he...

Labor may not get the revolution it was counting on
November 29, 2007The Australian

Though universities must usually settle for the loose change from campaign promises, they had high...

It takes a lot more than preventive care to resolve hospital crisis
Jeremy SammutNovember 24, 2007The Australian

The principal reason public hospitals are under severe strain is the number of elderly patients...

Not voting is a vote against the electoral system
Jeremy SammutNovember 22, 2007The Australian

The old joke is that no matter whom you vote for, a politician wins. In...

Teacher training must be assessed
Jennifer Buckingham OAMNovember 16, 2007The Australian

In the past decade there has been increasing recognition that the quality of schooling is...

Reflecting Back: John Howard and Alexander Downer on Power, Alliances and Australia
John Howard OM AC, Tony Parkinson, Alexander DownerFebruary 5, 2026
Drawing on their experience during the Howard government, Alexander Downer and former Prime Minister John...
Evidence vs Ideology: Why the Science of Learning Matters?
Doctor Carl Hendrick, Doctor Simon Breakspear, Glenn FaheyJune 26, 2025

As Australian student outcomes decline and education inequality persists, a growing movement is challenging the...

Syria upheaval a plus for Israel, but the state is still in trouble
John MearsheimerDecember 11, 2024

There is no question that what has happened in Syria is a major plus for...

Trump capitalised on the growing divide: Tom Switzer
Tom SwitzerNovember 7, 2024
Donald Trump’s election victory stands as one of the most remarkable political comebacks in modern...
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The Coming Global Depopulation
Nicholas Eberstadt October 13, 2024
What could plunging birth rates mean for Australia?...
In Depth Q&A: Mearsheimer and Varghese disagree on US Grand Strategy, Ukraine, Russia and China.
John Mearsheimer, Peter Varghese, Tom SwitzerNovember 7, 2023

PART 2. Following a lecture from Professor John Mearsheimer in Brisbane on Monday, 23 October....

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