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If not Gonski funding, then what?

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor
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Gearing up for an election battle over education, Labor’s policy pledges a substantial lift in funding through the final two years of Gonski, while the Liberals maintain that funding is not linked with improved results.

The government has not...

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Do women take their husband's surname after marriage because of biology?

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor
imageWomen taking their husband's surname after marriage potentially reinforces gender roles and the unequal status of women and men within marriage and society.AAP/Robert McGrath

Society is gradually shifting towards gender equality. Yet most of us still carry a badge of differential gender roles that is intimately tied up in our identity: our names.

Thr...

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High housing costs create worries for city tourism and hospitality

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Watch any tourism or branding campaign for an Australian city, and chances are you’ll see plenty of appealing imagery of amenities in and around the CBD – be it restaurants, nightclubs, parks or galleries. It is a common mantra in urban planning that good “amenity” is valuable to the economy both in its own right,...

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