Publications

Preamble: ‘Australia is at an economic and productivity crossroads. In an era of sweeping change, other nations are seizing the future with investments in higher education,

In July 2015 The Australia Institute conducted a national opinion poll of 1408 people through Research Now. Respondents were selected to produce a representative sample based

Emeritus Professor Roger Scott recently gave a public lecture at the University of Tasmania reflecting on the lessons he had learned since he first entered the

Andrew Gunn writes in The Conversation (8.10.15): ‘Future ministers can learn from the mistakes made by the Abbott government. Policy development should involve learning from these

Susan Krieg notes in The Conversation that early childhood has moved back into the education portfolio. ‘Most often engagement with the “three Rs” is viewed as

In Inside Story (24.9.15) Dean Ashenden suggests that under Prime Minister Turnbull there is the opportunity to revisit Gonski. ‘Among the many areas in which the Abbott

In The Conversation (23.9.15) Kelsey Halbert examines why Christopher Pyne’s policies in the education portfolio attracted such opposition.  She suggests that what is needed now is

In The Conversation (12.8.15), Jennifer Charteris considers Christopher Pyne’s proposal for a pared back curriculum. She concludes: ‘The “basic” curriculum, with its reduced focus on narrow

History and geography will be scrapped as separate subjects in the new national primary curriculum and schools will be forced to teach phonics-based reading from next

Stefan Popenici writes in The Conversation: ‘Despite higher education seeking industry solutions for graduate employability, it is harder than ever for graduates to find jobs. Rather

What are universities for? The Conversation has run a series of articles under the general heading: ‘What are universities for?’. One of the most important contributions

The Queensland Training Assets Management Authority is to be abolished gaving Queensland TAFE the ‘certainty needed’ to play its role in the Government’s jobs strategy as the