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Large growth in student numbers is threatening sustainability of university system

  • Written by: Michael Spence, Vice-Chancellor, University of Sydney
imageThere needs to be a frank discussion about how the government spends its education dollars.from www.shutterstock.com

A successful innovation nation needs three things from its universities: excellence in teaching and research, high levels of participation, and equity of access.

The current policy settings, while having achieved requisite levels of...

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The off-topic Conversation #98

  • Written by: Cory Zanoni, Community Manager, The Conversation

Welcome to The Conversation’s off-topic space. We’ve set this up as the place where you can discuss anything that isn’t related to a specific article. Please feel free to use this space to get to know each other and talk about news elsewhere and whatever else strikes your fancy.

This is also an opportunity to discuss broader...

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Coalition leads in ReachTEL, but not in other polls

  • Written by: Adrian Beaumont, PhD Student, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne

The ReachTEL robopoll has followed last week’s strong Coalition result with another 52-48 to the Coalition by last election preferences. However, the other polls in the field last week and this week disagree, and have it either tied or a 51-49 Labor lead. If ReachTEL is correct, the Coalition is very likely to win, but if other polls are...

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Election explainer: how does the Senate count work?

  • Written by: Stephen Morey, Senior Lecturer, Department of Languages and Linguistics, La Trobe University
imageThe best way to ensure your vote contributes as much as it can to the election of senators is to number as many squares as you can.AAP/Mick Tsikas

At a double-dissolution election, each state will elect 12 senators, while the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory will each elect two.

Following the Turnbull government’s recent...

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