Publications

The number of apprentices and trainees in-training as at 31 March 2014 was 386,800, a decrease of 12.4% from 31 March 2013 according to report by

Professor Peter Noonan describes Vocational Education and Training as ‘at the crossroads’ and calls for a sustainable investment base for VET and a more coherent funding

John Quiggin is critical of ‘three misguided beliefs’ of the Group of Eight universities who, unlike students, academics or the general public, have offered some support

Peter McPhee writes in Inside Story (5.9.14) that the higher education sector is now in uncharted waters. ‘Its very considerable achievements – the education of rapidly

Adjunct Professor Gavin Moodie, in The Conversation (5.9.14), discusses the options and complexity of putting a ceiling on university fees. Why doesn’t the government cap university

In The Weekend Conversation (30 August 2014) Audrey Statham argues that there is widespread misunderstanding of the term ‘secular’.  She suggests that the implementation in state

Peter McPhee and Glenn Savage argue in The Conversation (28.8.14) that Christopher Pyne’s radical education changes have ignored evidence:  ‘Education reforms should be informed by research

Harley Dennett writes in The Mandarin (26.8.14) that the future of TAFE is in doubt as the Federal government favours funding to industry and vocational education

Jane O’Callaghan (The Conversation, 26.8.14) asks whether Christopher Pyne’s higher education reforms will lead to improvements in teaching. ‘Rather than introducing a market model, which is

Adjunct Professor Tony Taylor writes in The Conversation (25.8.14) about the overdue Donnelly/Wiltshire report on the National Curriculum, due last May. ‘In the absence of that

Tim Mazzarol writes in The Conversation (25.8.14) about the need to engage universities in the early stages of the commercialisation processes to create a more beneficial

In The Conversation (19.8.14) Professor Peter Noonan argues that ‘Governments must be clearer about the role and purpose of TAFE as the public VET provider in