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From Presidents to Proxies: Examining the VP Stoush

  • Written by: Lauren Rosewarne, Senior Lecturer, University of Melbourne
imageReuters/Jonathan Ernst

For Trump, the challenge was picking someone with actual political experience to compensate for his own malarkey.

Hillary had a different burden.

She didn’t need more experience on the ticket, rather, had to pick someone who could compensate for her deficits. Tim Kaine. A nice-enough white man who could put another spin...

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Placing a cap on teaching degrees doesn't guarantee better teachers

  • Written by: Sara Glover, Mitchell Institute Director, Victoria University
imageManaging the supply of teachers is far more complex than simply capping intake numbers to teacher education programs.from www.shutterstock.com

The New South Wales Minister for Education, Adrian Piccoli, has floated the idea of placing a cap on teaching degrees.

In an era of demand-driven higher education, where universities have the option of...

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Google's new gadgets are part of the me-too competition between the tech giants

  • Written by: David Glance, Director of UWA Centre for Software Practice, University of Western Australia
imageGoogle Home Google

Google and Microsoft have a history of trying, and mostly failing, to be as good at hardware as they are in software. As Google announced new products, Microsoft was busy abandoning some of its own.

Microsoft has decided to give up on its fitness tracker, the Microsoft Band. After only 2 years, Microsoft has pulled the...

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To stop domestic violence, we need to change perpetrators' behaviour

  • Written by: Tony Fletcher, PhD Candidate/Senior Clinician, University of South Australia
imageThe logic is that violence is a choice, so men can be reasonably expected to stop.luxorphoto/Shutterstock

Behaviour change programs for domestically violent men are designed to address abusive and violent behaviour. Unlike anger management programs, the focus is on changing the perpetrator’s desire to control his partner by targeting his...

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