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Ideas for Australia: Degrees are more necessary than ever before, but the rewards aren't as great

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The Conversation has asked 20 academics to examine the big ideas facing Australia for the 2016 federal election and beyond. The 20-piece series will examine, among others, the state of democracy, health, education, environment, equality, freedom of speech,...

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Ideas for Australia: Why is Australia falling behind in maths, science and literacy – and what can be done about it?

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The Conversation has asked 20 academics to examine the big ideas facing Australia for the 2016 federal election and beyond. The 20-piece series will examine, among others, the state of democracy, health, education, environment, equality, freedom of speech, federation and...

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Authors, get thee to social media: explaining the rise and rise of YA books

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor
imageYoung adult literature is booming – and the secret is in the communities of young book lovers forming online. Brian Snyder

Before JK Rowling, critics and experts predicted that young adult (YA) literature would finally die, as sales continued to decline. In 1997, a mere 3,000 YA books were published. A decade later that number was 30,000.

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