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Things you were taught at school that are wrong

  • Written by: Misty Adoniou, Associate Professor in Language, Literacy and TESL, University of Canberra
imageThe prescriptivist stranglehold on grammar isn't just restrictive, it's often just plain wrong.from www.shutterstock

Do you remember being taught you should never start your sentences with “And” or “But”?

What if I told you that your teachers were wrong and there are lots of other so-called grammar rules that we’ve...

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Cabinet papers 1992-93: the rise and fall of enterprise bargaining agreements

  • Written by: Peter Gahan, Professor of Management + Director, Centre for Workplace Leadership, Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Melbourne
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1992 was landmark year in Australian industrial relations. The Keating government pushed for enterprise bargaining in the face of reluctance from the Industrial Relations Commission and employers’ concerns at the prospect of wage inflation.

The 1992-93 cabinet papers – released by the National Archives of Australia – mark this...

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Cabinet papers 1992-93: Keating government fights for Indigenous rights on multiple fronts

  • Written by: Diana Perche, Lecturer in Politics and Public Policy, Macquarie University
imagePaul Keating recognised the significant opportunities – and political risks – the High Court's Mabo decision presented.National Archives of Australia

Paul Keating’s first term as prime minister is often remembered for divisive debates over Indigenous affairs. He sought to pursue his vision of reconciliation between Aboriginal and...

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Cabinet papers 1992-93: the balance of head and heart

  • Written by: Nicholas Brown, Professor in History, Australian National University
imagePaul Keating took the prime ministership with a ‘comprehensive plan to get the country cracking’, but the task was daunting.National Archives of Australia

The two years covered in today’s release of cabinet records by the National Archives of Australia are neatly bookended. Paul Keating became prime minister on December 20, 1991;...

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