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Finding ways forward when higher education reform options are limited

  • Written by: Andrew Norton, Program Director, Higher Education, Grattan Institute
imageBoth sides of politics agree that student funding rates need reviewing.from www.shutterstock.com

A federal election is an opportunity to take stock of how Australia is doing, where it’s going, and what governments can do about it. This series, written by program directors at the Grattan Institute, explores the challenges that Australia faces...

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416, 2016 — is there no alternative?

  • Written by: Matthew Sharpe, Associate Professor in Philosophy, Deakin University
imageAttica from the Areopagus at dusk in July

A perfect storm

‘Perfect storm’ and ‘endless crisis’ are not phrases that easily come to mind as you sit atop the Areopagus Hill, just West of the Acropolis, and watch the orange sun disappear improbably beneath the Saronic gulf.

It is a spectacle of such aching beauty that, each night...

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Grattan on Friday: In politics, those who are risk-averse don't leave much of a legacy

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

New South Wales Premier Mike Baird is coming under enormous pressure over his bold and controversial reform – to put an end to greyhound racing in the state from mid-next year.

So far Baird is holding firm, tweeting on Thursday, “When parliament resumes, we will introduce the legislation to ban greyhound racing. The legislation will be...

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The stand-up's paradox: the funnier you are, the faster you die

  • Written by: Simon Stewart, Director, Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research, Australian Catholic University
imageMario Anzuoni/AAP

When I first learned of the circumstances around Robyn Williams’ death at 63, I was astounded that someone who made so many people laugh – and even cry with laughter – would feel so alone and take his own life.

But on deeper reflection, it didn’t seem so absurd that behind the manic bravado and mayhem there...

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  3. Our ancestors were carnivorous super-predators, so do we really have a choice about eating meat?
  4. Changing the world one online petition at a time: how social activism went mainstream
  5. 'It's just a joke': the subtle effects of offensive language
  6. Multinational tax avoidance is still a revenue issue for government
  7. Is the DAO the beginning of the end for the conventional chief executive?
  8. How to make cities work better – here’s what the government needs to do
  9. Why scare campaigns like 'Mediscare' work – even if voters hate them
  10. Trying to cut your drinking? There's an app for that
  11. Watching Warcraft: The Beginning is a lesson in real world racism
  12. Australia's energy sector is in critical need of reform
  13. Dancing Dubya and the Policing of Grief
  14. Can Malcolm Turnbull do climate and energy policy now?
  15. Explainer: what are the legal implications of the South China Sea ruling?
  16. Turnbull agrees Nationals entitled to two extra ministers
  17. Parent education and complementary therapies reduce birthing risks
  18. Weekly Dose: Valium, the 'safer choice' that led to dependence and addiction
  19. What's made Pokémon GO such a viral success?
  20. Views from abroad: how does the world see Australia's political instability?
  21. Can the government realistically cut funding by 20% for each student in higher education?
  22. Politics podcast: Darren Chester on the Nationals' success
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  24. How apps and other online tools are challenging racist attacks
  25. The Oxford dictionary's new words are a testament to the fluid beauty of English
  26. Pokemon GO gets people out and about, and that's a good thing
  27. Understanding the NDIS: how does the scheme view music therapy?
  28. Have Western Australians elected an ineligible One Nation Senate candidate?
  29. Future of higher education: 'The situation in research is clearly unsustainable'
  30. Business Briefing: Trouble in the South China Sea
  31. Demystifying the blockchain: a basic user guide
  32. Are Australia’s political parties past their use-by date?
  33. Explainer: what happens now to the bills that triggered the double-dissolution election?
  34. How to keep more women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)
  35. Many Australians pay too much for health care – here's what the government needs to do
  36. Unhealthy sport sponsorship continues to target kids
  37. Harder, faster, louder: challenging sexism in the music industry
  38. Cold and calculating: what the two different types of ice do to sea levels
  39. South China Sea: China waives the rules
  40. Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce injured by sheep
  41. AIDS epidemic no longer a public health issue, but HIV still is
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  43. Explainer: how the paperless property market works
  44. A snapshot of the challenges facing the new Turnbull government
  45. Some places should be off limits for games such as Pokémon GO
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  50. Coalition's lost ground on women MPs shows we need to tackle new gender biases

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