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Schools are asking students to bring digital devices to class, but are they actually being used?

  • Written by: Nicola F. Johnson, Associate Professor of Digital Technologies in Education, Edith Cowan University
Schools are asking students to bring digital devices to class, but are they actually being used?Not everyone has a digital device to bring to school.from shutterstock.com

It’s been over ten years since Kevin Rudd’s Digital Education Revolution placed small laptops (also called Rudd-tops) into the hands of every Year 9 and up Australian student. Once the scheme was deemed unsustainable, for obvious reasons, many schools brought in...

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Massacre is now part of Christchurch's identity, so how does a city rise above that?

  • Written by: Will Rifkin, Chair in Applied Regional Economics and Director, Hunter Research Foundation Centre, University of Newcastle

Christchurch has a challenging new aspect to its identity. The city is now inextricably associated with the March 15 mass shootings at two mosques. So how does a city come to terms with and recover from having its name become synonymous with and coloured by such an atrocity?

This event has impacts on how both outsiders and residents perceive the...

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A new twist in the elusive quest for the origins of the word 'bogan' leads to Melbourne's Xavier College

  • Written by: Bruce Moore, Honorary Associate Professor in the School of Literature, Languages, and Linguistics, Australian National University
A new twist in the elusive quest for the origins of the word 'bogan' leads to Melbourne's Xavier CollegeDrawing of a 'bogan doll' which featured in a 1984 edition of a student-produced Xavier College magazine Sursum Corda.Author provided

Bogan is the most significant word to be created in Australian English in the past 40 years. It is defined as “an uncultured and unsophisticated person; a boorish and uncouth person” in the 2016 edition...

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Shorten to announce Labor's 'living wage' plan but without an amount or timing

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

Bill Shorten will unveil on Tuesday a process to have the Fair Work Commission phase in a “living wage”. But he will not say what it should be as a proportion of the median wage, or how long its implementation should take.

The commission would both determine the appropriate wage level and set the implementation period.

Shorten will...

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  2. A skilful and stirring one-man treatment of George Orwell’s Animal Farm
  3. We need to stop conflating Islam with terrorism
  4. Huawei exposes critical weaknesses. We need the infrastructure to engage with China
  5. history of NZ's Muslim population
  6. Aussie parents are under pressure to buy their kids academic advantage too
  7. why Commissioner Hayne wants mortgage brokers to charge fees
  8. Frydenberg should call a no-holds-barred inquiry into superannuation now, because Labor won't
  9. young people need better parks to get out and play
  10. Stowaway mozzies enter Australia from Asian holiday spots – and they're resistant to insecticides
  11. Missed something the doctor said? Recording your appointments gives you a chance to go back
  12. women's masturbation in early England
  13. NSW result gives federal Liberals a boost in the mind games
  14. NSW Coalition scrapes back in as minor parties surge – but delivering on promises will not be easy
  15. Coalition wins a third term in NSW with few seats changing hands
  16. Funding boost for policing finance sector, in budget that warns of economic softening
  17. Silver moss is a rugged survivor in the city landscape
  18. Why dangerous asteroids heading to Earth are so hard to detect
  19. Finding dignity and grace in the aftermath of the Christchurch attack
  20. Michelle Grattan on the aftermath of the Christchurch tragedy, and the NSW election
  21. we're failing them, and we need a plan
  22. Why NZ needs to follow weapons ban with broad review of security laws
  23. More than half of Aussie men report experiencing sexual difficulties
  24. what children want you to know to help them feel safe
  25. As many Muslims return to mosques today, they will need ongoing support
  26. Sanders, Harris, Biden... can anyone beat Donald Trump to become the next US president?
  27. Jobs but not enough work. How power keeps workers anxious and wages low
  28. We've let wage exploitation become the default experience of migrant workers
  29. Cannibalism helps fire ants invade new territory
  30. A brief history of science writing shows the rise of the female voice
  31. Local Māori urge government to address long-running dispute over rare cultural heritage landscape
  32. images of mourning and the power of acknowledging grief
  33. What Parkland's experience tells us about the limits of a 'security' response to Christchurch
  34. Shorten's not getting ahead of himself, but the tape measure is out
  35. Will the New Zealand gun law changes prevent future mass shootings?
  36. where do the parties stand on brumby culling?
  37. Confused about aged care in the home? These 10 charts explain how it works
  38. Pell trial reporters, a judge and a media lawyer on why the suppression order debate is far from over
  39. What Australia can learn from Victoria's shocking biodiversity record
  40. Australia's animal testing laws are a good start, but don't go far enough
  41. Six images reveal how we ‘see' data and capture invisible science
  42. How to move beyond simplistic debates that demonise Islam
  43. Want a safer world for your children? Teach them about diverse religions and worldviews
  44. Don't wait for a crisis – start planning your aged care now
  45. Right-wing extremism has a long history in Australia
  46. Melbourne's 'other' cafe makes the city a more human place
  47. Expanding gas mining threatens our climate, water and health
  48. Skills like 'crap detection' can help kids meet cybersecurity challenges head on
  49. Depending on who you are, the benefits of a cashless society are greatly overrated
  50. Christchurch attack strains Australian-Turkish relations ahead of ANZAC day

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