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Government knocks out 478 courses from loans under VET crackdown

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

Diplomas of circus arts, fraud control, explosive ordinance manufacture, and sound and vibration therapy are among 478 courses that will be excluded from government funding under the new VET student loans scheme.

Also out are a diploma of butler service management, a graduate certificate in hairdressing creative leadership, and an advanced diploma...

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Panel to assist in working up long-delayed changes for universities

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

The government’s long road to a higher education policy has taken another small step forward with Education Minister Simon Birmingham setting up an expert advisory panel.

Birmingham said the panel would work alongside him to take the more than 1200 submissions which were made in response to the government’s options paper, released in...

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Morrison to rule on Hancock-Chinese bid for Kidman cattle empire

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

Gina Rinehart has partnered with a Chinese company to buy the giant Kidman pastoral empire, after two previous bids by Chinese buyers were rejected by the federal government.

Under the proposed sale Hancock Prospecting and Shanghai CRED are forming a joint venture company, Australian Outback Beef (AOB), owned 67% by Hancock and 33% by Shanghai CRED....

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Looking back at Italy 1992: the rise and fall of King Midas

  • Written by: Giovanni Navarria, Lecturer and Research Fellow, Sydney Democracy Network, School of Social and Political Sciences (SSPS), University of Sydney
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This article is part of the Democracy Futures series, a joint global initiative with the Sydney Democracy Network. The project aims to stimulate fresh thinking about the many challenges facing democracies in the 21st century.

This essay is the second of a four-part series dedicated to Italy’s recent political history and how much the...

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  2. Waiting for the revolution
  3. Donald Trump makes disparaging remarks about women – in other breaking news, water is wet
  4. The #TrumpTapes: Being (Very) Careful What You Wish For
  5. Climate change must be part of Australia's electricity system review
  6. Looking back at 1992: Italy’s horrible year
  7. The gendered nature of trolling
  8. Commodifying Banksy
  9. New VET Student Loans unlikely to weed out dodgy private providers
  10. What's in a name? How a democracy becomes an aristocracy
  11. Do the governance experts at the World Bank have a governance problem?
  12. Hacked by your fridge: the Internet of Things could spark a new wave of cyber attacks
  13. Protecting migrant workers requires a rethink on employer freedoms
  14. Explainer: what causes knock knees and do they have to be treated?
  15. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on George Brandis' solicitor-general drama
  16. Vital Signs: mixed signals from the global economy
  17. What would another review of child support achieve? We know the problems, and how to fix them
  18. No offence, mate, but ...
  19. The US used foreign investment to develop a new car industry, a lesson Australia hasn't learned
  20. 'Don't feed the trolls' really is good advice – here's the evidence
  21. We don't know why South Australia's wind farms stopped working, so hold off on the blame game
  22. Friday essay: the sound of fear
  23. #She4SG: how did we end up with another man as UN secretary-general?
  24. 'It's all about me, me, me!' Why children are spending less time doing household chores
  25. Seven things to eat or avoid to lower your blood pressure
  26. Grattan on Friday: Little but grief ahead for George Brandis in battle with Solicitor-General
  27. Once upon a time... how the Rosetta mission won our hearts
  28. Ford workers willing but unlikely to find decent jobs: study
  29. Eager homebuyers still falling victim to shadowy rent-to-buy deals
  30. One reason so many scientific studies may be wrong
  31. Memorials for drug overdose victims create a place for grieving and inclusion
  32. Paris climate agreement comes into force: now time for Australia to step up
  33. Explainer: what is conjunctivitis and how did I get it?
  34. Review: Death by Design at the Environmental Film Festival
  35. Standoff between Brandis and solicitor-general threatens the rule of law
  36. Race to the White House – the vice-presidential debate, and Donald Trump's tax troubles
  37. Just what else did ANZ uncover when looking at BBSW?
  38. The Ford plant closure is sad loss of manufacturing know how
  39. When it comes to food, could 'reactive' sometimes be best?
  40. Trump or Clinton: who will be the best for our region?
  41. The Coral Sea: an ocean jewel that needs more protection
  42. Why do we still hand out honorary academic titles?
  43. A Chinese firm could buy Twitter in the coming wave of cross-border tech acquisitions
  44. Taking Indigenous languages online: can they be seen, heard and saved?
  45. With that ring, I thee judge: why the law should not allow exceptions on marriage equality
  46. Boys should also get the HPV vaccine to protect themselves from oral and genital cancers
  47. Bitter row between George Brandis and Solicitor-General flares
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