Publications

Sara Glover and George McLean write in The Conversation (5.10.16) about calls from some of the larger universities and Education Ministers to cap the number of

The Grattan Institute’s Peter Goss writes in The Conversation (23.9.16) about the continuing impasse between the federal Coalition Government and the states regarding the matter of

Peter Noonan writes in The Conversation (26.9.16) about the need for independent oversight of government funding for universities and vocational training institutes. ‘People without a tertiary

Tony Moore reports in the Brisbane Times (15.9.16) on the release of a joint report from Central Queensland University and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Diane Mayer writes in The Conversation (13.9.16) about the hotly debated issue of school teacher education, and how political ‘interference’ has led to distortions of evidence-based

An earlier collection of articles indicated the failure of the federal election campaign to confront the policy vacuum which faces administrators in tertiary institutions and those

Member of the Gonski Review panel, and former NSW Education Department Director-­General, Ken Boston, writes in Inside Story (6.9.16) about how governments began watering down the Gonski

Stacey Fox writes in The Conversation (1.9.16) about proposals to lower the entrance age for preschool education to three years, mirroring similar moves in many other

Barry McGaw writes in The Conversation (2.9.16) about school teaching standards in Australia, arguing that increased pay rates and more selective entrance requirements for teacher training

Peter Noonan writes in The Conversation (26.8.16) about some of the perceived shortcomings of the federal government’s proposals to improve the system of financial loans for

Alan Reid writes in The Conversation (29.8.16) about claims from the federal Education Minister that seek to undermine the links between government funding levels and education

Megan O’Connell writes in The Conversation (22.8.16) about the role that Australia’s universities play in preparing the young for the jobs and workplaces of the near future.