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Explainer: how does funding work in the Catholic school system?

  • Written by: Jessica Gerrard, Senior Lecturer in Education, Equity and Politics, University of Melbourne
imageCatholic schools haven't always received government funding.from shutterstock.com

Gonski 2.0 has provoked substantial debate about how much money schools get, who gets too much, and how the money will be distributed.

Catholic schools in particular have expressed concern about the impact of Gonski 2.0, with many Catholic schools facing potential...

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Grattan on Friday: Now it's the ASIO chief who is the target of the vocal right

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
imageASIO head Duncan Lewis set off a new round of debate when he told Pauline Hanson there was no link between terrorism and refugees.Mick Tsikas/AAP

The most unfortunate aspect of the controversy surrounding ASIO chief Duncan Lewis is that it has given a free kick to those who want to sharpen a divisive debate about Australia’s refugee intake...

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How our research is helping clean up coal-mining pollution in a World Heritage-listed river

  • Written by: Ian Wright, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Science, Western Sydney University
imageThe Wollangambe River's canyons are loved by adventurers. Ben Green

The Wollangambe River in New South Wales is a unique gift of nature, flowing through the stunning Wollemi National Park, wilderness areas and the World Heritage-listed Blue Mountains. It’s an adventure tourism hotspot, with thousands of people clambering through the...

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  1. Politics podcast: Matt Canavan on Adani
  2. Explainer: how proceeds-of-crime law works in Australia
  3. Indonesian Muslim women engage with feminism
  4. Speaking with: Tony Kevin on his return to Moscow and the new Cold War with Russia
  5. Explainer: what is chemotherapy and how does it work?
  6. Not all students with a disability need funding
  7. Taking Asia’s temperature at Shangri-La
  8. Family break-up raises homelessness risk, and critical period is longer for boys
  9. After-hours GP home visits strain the budget (and don't help emergency departments)
  10. Three charts on: Australia's changing drug and alcohol habits
  11. The world's coral reefs are in trouble, but don't give up on them yet
  12. Global stocktake shows the 43 greenhouse gases driving global warming
  13. The best way to support writers is to feed them new ideas
  14. Regional universities have a pivotal role to play in Australia's City Deals
  15. Fancy government financing could still cost the taxpayer
  16. From botnet to malware: a guide to decoding cybersecurity buzzwords
  17. Liberal MP confronts Turnbull over aged care decisions
  18. Companies should take charge of the potential toxins in common products
  19. Juno mission unveils Jupiter’s complex interior, weather and magnetism
  20. After Uluru, we must focus on a treaty ahead of constitutional recognition
  21. No rest over Easter as the barrage of news continues on Twitter
  22. It's happening again ... our love affair with TV reboots
  23. Twitter's plan to help young people not get too overwhelmed by bad news doesn't go far enough
  24. Research shows if you improve the air quality at work, you improve productivity
  25. Curious Kids: Why do adults think video games are bad?
  26. Sydneysiders blame foreign investors for high housing prices – survey
  27. The government should pick towns, not industries, to fund
  28. Christianity does not play a significant role in Australian politics, but cultural conservatism does
  29. The science of taste, or why you choose fries over broccoli
  30. How we can help refugee kids to thrive in Australia
  31. The US quitting the Paris climate agreement will only make things worse
  32. Tax take shrinks as online accommodation agents rake it in
  33. GetUp raises nearly $200,000 in crowdfunding to campaign against Peter Dutton
  34. Newspoll steady at 53-47 to Labor. Plus UK and French elections
  35. When it comes to ransomware, it's sometimes best to pay up
  36. Review: Wonder Woman reinvigorates tired superhero conventions
  37. Trump demands a post-post-truth response
  38. Around the world, environmental laws are under attack in all sorts of ways
  39. Turnbull should deliver Gonski schools plan faster: Grattan Institute
  40. Improving Australia’s health requires better use of patient information
  41. Australia's videogames are inventive, acclaimed and world-class, so where's the government support?
  42. Fifty years on from the 1967 referendum, it's time to tell the truth about race
  43. Why the seemingly tidy, leaked proposal for hospital funding may be a problem policy
  44. Confused about changes to school funding? Here's what you need to know
  45. The government will likely get more from the bank levy than Labor or the big four think
  46. Should we negotiate with terrorist hostage takers?
  47. The truth about the Amazons - the real Wonder Women
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  49. Why Gold Coast light rail was worth it (it's about more than patronage)
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