Publications

In The Conversation (1.4.15), Stewart Riddle takes a close look at teacher training in Australia, concluding: ‘ … the current focus on initial teacher education as

Rodney Tiffin writes in Inside Story (27.3.15): ‘In 2011, the last year for which full international data is available, Australia’s public funding of universities ranked thirty-third

Brian Schmidt writes in the ABC’s ThE Drum (21.3.15): ‘Funding uncertainty makes it much harder for Australia to attract and retain research talent. One story about a

Andrew Norton writes in The Conversation (19.3.15) that  ‘After a boost to student numbers following the introduction of HECS in 1989, enrolments grew only gradually until

Vice-Chancellor of Canberra University, Stephen Parker, writes in The Conversation (18.3.15) that at least the conflict over Pyne’s higher education ‘reforms’ has raised public awareness of what

Peter Noonn and Sarah Pilcher write in The Conversation (16.3.15) discuss their proposal for greater equity in support for young people in tertiary education: ‘Under this

Michelle Gratton (The Conversation, 16.3.15) discusses the debacle over Pyne’s threats to the scientific community if his ‘reforms’ do not pass through the Senate.  She concludes: ‘If

Andrew Norton writes in The Conversation (5.3.15) that ‘Putting the demand-driven extension into a separate bill opens the way to achieving something in this reform round.

In response to Christopher Pyne’s threat to tie science infrastructure funding to the passage of his higher education reform bill, Brian Schmidt writes in The Conversation

Matthew Knott reports in the Brisbane Times (11.3.15): ‘The vice-chancellors of Australia’s most prestigious universities have taken out advertisements blasting the Abbott government’s “dumb” decision to

Tim Dean, The Conversation editor, writes (5.3.15): ‘Leaders of many of Australia’s top scientific research organisations have today called on the federal government to release A$150

Daniel Hurst writes in The Guardian (25.2.15) ‘Some of the figures used to produce secret government modelling on university fees were “essentially invented by departmental officials”, a