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Government again rises to its level of incompetence
Simon CowanAugust 10, 2016Spectator Flat White

Having spent the past few days feverishly reassuring the public the census was going to...

Funding fails to pay off in student results
Jennifer Buckingham OAMAugust 5, 2016Ideas@TheCentre

While there has been some improvement in mean scores in Years 3 and 5 since...

NAPLAN results show core learning skills are in retreat
Jennifer Buckingham OAMAugust 3, 2016The Australian

The latest NAPLAN results are a wake-up call for the whole country. While there has...

HILDA points to the home
Simon CowanJuly 22, 2016Ideas@TheCentre

The big news from this week’s latest Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA)...

Selling farm policy
Michael PotterJuly 22, 2016Ideas@TheCentre

A Productivity Commission draft report has found that Australian farm businesses are subject to a...

Facts have a left wing bias, do they…?
Michael PotterJuly 20, 2016The Spectator Flat White

I spluttered on my tea recently when reading the claim that facts have a left-wing...

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