Publications

‘Inequality and Higher Education: A Class Act’ – paper presented by Professor Stephen Parker AO, Vice-Chancellor, University of Canberra to the TJRyan Foundation on Tuesday 16

David Zyngler writes in The Conversation (1.2.16) that ‘Canberra now gives more money to private schools than it does to universities – more than $36 billion

Richard Teese writes in The Conversation (7.1.16): ‘States alone cannot fund the effort required to address achievement differences. But the Commonwealth can and will outlay more

John Quiggin writes in Inside Story (11.12.15) that: ‘Innovation starts with education and knowledge, and education starts in school. The Gonski funding measures, introduced late in

Terror and tertiary education On November 19 the President of the Australian Council of Civil Liberties, Terry O’Gorman delivered the National Tertiary Education Union’s 2015 Lecture.

Each year, prominent local figures are invited to give a public lecture on a topic of their choice. This year the lecture was given by Terry

The Mitchell Institute released a report ‘Educational Opportunities in Australia in 2015. This made headlines in the media because it reported low completion rates in Year

Richard Hill and Kristen Lyons write in The Conversation (9.11.15): ‘Competition between universities is more intense than ever, resulting in a shift towards industry-relevant degrees. ‘But this

‘Tasmanian education has been the subject of intense debate in recent months involving academics, teachers, politicians and members of the wider community. The focus of public

Madonna King (Brisbane Times, 22.10.15) suggests that Turnbull might consider axing the school chaplaincy program in the next budget: ‘Ensuring our state schools remain secular could

In an article in Inside Story (16.10.15), Dean Ashenden argues that dealing with high and rising social and cultural segregation is the real challenge of school reform. What

Janet Napolitano, President of the University of California, writes in The Conversation (13.10.15): ‘The public dialogue about science is perhaps the most vital and most fraught