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The Coalition's $10 million for Year 1 phonics checks would be wasted money

  • Written by: Beryl Exley, Professor, Deputy Head of School, Learning and Teaching, Griffith University
The Coalition's $10 million for Year 1 phonics checks would be wasted moneyChildren who love reading generally score higher on literacy tests than those who are ambivalent about it.from shutterstock.com

The Coalition says, if re-elected, it will invest A$10.8 million for “a Year 1 voluntary phonics health check for parents and teachers to ensure their children are not falling behind”. The aim of this is to...

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Labor's idea of an Evaluator General could dramatically cut wasteful spending

  • Written by: Peter Siminski, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Technology Sydney
Labor's idea of an Evaluator General could dramatically cut wasteful spendingLabor has promised to establish a new office of Evaluator General to oversee high-quality evaluations of government programs.Sven Mieke/Unsplash

The Australian federal government plans to spend A$500 billion this year. With 188 federal agencies and departments, it funds everything from preschool to pensions, from the army to the arts.

This is...

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In Black Swan's Water, three vignettes explore the politics of immigration, drought and family dynamics

  • Written by: Stephen Chinna, Senior Honorary Research Fellow, University of Western Australia
In Black Swan's Water, three vignettes explore the politics of immigration, drought and family dynamicsIgor Sas in Water. The play deals with the issues of 'illegal' immigration and environmental crisis in three narratives.Daniel J Grant

Review: Water, Black Swan, Perth.

Water, written by Jane Bodie and directed by Emily McLean, was commissioned by Clare Watson, artistic director of Black Swan, as “a family drama for now, that spoke to the...

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It's vital we clamp down on online terrorism. But is Ardern's 'Christchurch Call' the answer?

  • Written by: Dan Jerker B. Svantesson, Co-Director Centre for Commercial Law, Bond University

It’s now two months since the Christchurch terror attacks.

Social media live streaming and distribution of footage from this event sparked rapid activity aimed at restricting spread of hateful and violent content online.

Moving forward, it’s vital we create truly effective approaches in tackling this issue, and in ways that are legally...

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  1. The site of the Bali bombings has been a vacant lot for 16 years. It's time to build a proper memorial
  2. Clean information is as vital to democracy as clean water is to health
  3. what are the major parties really promising on education?
  4. We're not seeing a 'populist surge' in this election. Why not?
  5. the good, the bad and the downright ugly
  6. 4 lessons for Australia from around the world
  7. With commercial galleries an endangered species, are art fairs a necessary evil?
  8. These 5 foods are claimed to improve our health. But the amount we'd need to consume to benefit is... a lot
  9. who gets the imputation cheques Labor will take away?
  10. Not just activists, 9 out of 10 people are concerned about animal welfare in Australian farming
  11. Small, but well-formed. The new home deposit scheme will help, and it's unlikely to push up prices
  12. Helen Garner's musical metaphors come alive in a new production of The Children's Bach
  13. South Australia's experience contradicts Coalition emissions scare campaign
  14. How to end Afghanistan war as longest conflict moves towards fragile peace
  15. Why New Zealand's government cannot ignore major welfare reform report
  16. Labor maintains 51-49 Newspoll lead, plus many seat polls
  17. How to turn a housing development into a place where people feel they belong
  18. North Korea is firing missiles again. Does diplomacy still have a chance?
  19. Curious Kids: how do bushfires start?
  20. Scientists want to build trust in science and technology. The alternative is too risky to contemplate
  21. Labor's boost to the arts is welcome but our political climate does not take culture seriously
  22. key policy offerings from Labor and the Coalition in the 2019 federal election
  23. The next government can usher in our fourth decade recession-free, but it will be dicey
  24. The brutal truth on housing. Someone has to lose in order for first homebuyers to win
  25. Why a 'sex strike' is unlikely to improve access to abortion
  26. Are we teaching children to be afraid of exams?
  27. There's almost always a better way to care for nursing home residents than restraining them
  28. Racism alleged as Indigenous children taken from families
  29. Cutting cities' emissions does have economic benefits – and these ultimately outweigh the costs
  30. 'Soft' voters in Warringah focus groups expect Tony Abbott win
  31. In Cloudstreet, nostalgia all too easily redeems Australia's colonial past
  32. Drilling for oil in the Great Australian Bight would be disastrous for marine life and the local community
  33. should we be worried that the chemicals from sunscreen can get into our blood?
  34. Australia's in the Fungus Olympics, the race to find new ways to tackle disease
  35. Facebook's Mia Garlick on #Ausvotes2019 and how Australian MPs use social media
  36. That election promise. It will help first home buyers, but they better be cautious
  37. Stakes are high as US ups the ante on trade dispute with China
  38. Curious Kids: can snails fart?
  39. Against the odds, Scott Morrison wants to be returned as prime minister. But who the bloody hell is he?
  40. After six years as opposition leader, history beckons Bill Shorten. Will the 'drover's dog' have its day?
  41. Mounting evidence the tide is turning on News Corp, and its owner
  42. A referendum won't save the Murray-Darling Basin
  43. Australia’s major parties' climate policies side-by-side
  44. who's the better economic manager?
  45. writing trauma in Cynthia Banham's A Certain Light
  46. Nearly 1 in 4 of us aren't native English speakers. In a health-care setting, interpreters are essential
  47. Avoid the politics and let artificial intelligence decide your vote in the next election
  48. Crowded trains? Planning focus on cars misses new apartment impacts
  49. Shorten's ratings rise as Labor holds its lead in Newspoll
  50. View from The Hill: Quick on the draw

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