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Three ways to increase the number of Indigenous academics in Australian universities

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Too few Indigenous Australians are making it as academics in our universities. This has a significant impact on Indigenous development.

While the number of research students from Indigenous backgrounds has increased slightly over the years, from...

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FactCheck: has there been a massive increase in child care costs under the Coalition government?

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The Liberals went to the election promising more affordable child care, but the government’s own figures released today show a massive increase in the cost of child care for millions of families since the 2013 election. – Shadow minister for early education, Kate Ellis, media release, March 6, 2016.

The cost of child care is not just...

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