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Australia should start planning for universal tertiary education

  • Written by: Tim Pitman, Senior Research Fellow, Curtin University
Australia should start planning for universal tertiary educationThis coming election, look closely at what positions the Coalition and Labor take on needs-based school funding.www.shutterstock.com

Australia is often characterised as having a mass higher education system. In fact, it could be called near-universal. According to the 2016 Census, 56% of Australians aged 15 years and over – 9.6 million people...

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Hollywood may be able to afford #MeToo, but it’s a stretch for the Australian arts

  • Written by: Luke Hopper, Lecturer, Edith Cowan University
Hollywood may be able to afford #MeToo, but it’s a stretch for the Australian artsThe Australian arts industry is fraught with extreme financial pressures, a highly casualised workforce and endemic competition.shutterstock

Sarah is an aspiring actor, recently graduated from a prestigious acting school. She lands her first contract with a major theatre company to work with a respected director. The play includes performance of a...

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Future budgets are going to have to spend more on welfare, which is fine. It's spending on us

  • Written by: Peter Whiteford, Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
Future budgets are going to have to spend more on welfare, which is fine. It's spending on usLifters versus leaners is the language of the past. We are likely to see it less.Shutterstock

This is part of a major series called Advancing Australia, in which leading academics examine the key issues facing Australia in the lead-up to the 2019 federal election and beyond. Read the other pieces in the series here.


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  1. older women have their say about the challenges of life in a city like Melbourne
  2. Rising seas allow coastal wetlands to store more carbon
  3. Eat your vegetables – studies show plant-based diets are good for immunity
  4. We need more than a website to stop Australians paying exorbitant out-of-pocket health costs
  5. Where did you grow up? How strontium in your teeth can help answer that question
  6. startling theatre and a call to the dead to speak
  7. Fingerprint and face scanners aren’t as secure as we think they are
  8. The Heights - at last, a credible Australian working-class soap
  9. Marriage equality was momentous, but there is still much to do to progress LGBTI+ rights in Australia
  10. Addressing the crisis in arts criticism
  11. What the next government needs to do to tackle unfairness in school funding
  12. Media companies on notice over traumatised journalists after landmark court decision
  13. A noisy, passionate show from an artist in a hurry, Quilty has just one emotional pitch
  14. Students don't feel safe on public transport but many have no choice but to use it
  15. Are you at risk of being diagnosed with gestational diabetes? It depends on where you live
  16. It's more than a free trade agreement. But what exactly have Australia and Indonesia signed?
  17. Why the 'perfect' office temperature is a myth
  18. Receiving a login code via SMS and email isn't secure. Here's what to use instead
  19. Morrison campaigns with high-profile visit to Christmas Island
  20. Why a proposed capital gains tax could mean tax cuts for most New Zealanders
  21. how to stop more Australian species going extinct
  22. Word games and virtue signalling as the stock exchange reworks its corporate governance code
  23. how much does a brain weigh?
  24. Meryl Tankard revisits Two Feet, the tragic story of a dancer's perfectionism
  25. Want to quit a bad habit? Here's one way to compare treatments
  26. we're more compassionate than 100 years ago, but more judgemental too
  27. Raw meat pet food may not be good for your dog, or your own health
  28. Ideas for a better country
  29. Lacrosse fire ruling sends shudders through building industry consultants and governments
  30. How the next Australian government can balance security and compassion for asylum seekers
  31. the rise in marine heatwaves is harming ocean species
  32. For the first time, we can measure the human footprint on Antarctica
  33. World's oldest tattooist's toolkit found in Tonga contains implements made of human bone
  34. The Uluru statement showed how to give First Nations people a real voice – now it's time for action
  35. Droughts, extreme weather and empowered consumers mean tough choices for farmers
  36. Rebuilding trust is vital, Morrison to tell business
  37. Virtual reality adds to tourism through touch, smell and real people's experiences
  38. Online therapies can improve mental health, and there are no barriers to accessing them
  39. Ian McAllister on voters and issues in the coming election
  40. Doctors may be prescribing antibotics for longer than needed
  41. The Handmaid's Tale feels real in 2019, but the solution won’t come from novels
  42. Does the Suzuki method work for kids learning an instrument? Parental involvement is good, but other aspects less so
  43. From secret ballot to democracy sausage
  44. If Labor wins government, will an Australian republic finally take the crown?
  45. The sounds of Speechless, where words are superfluous
  46. We asked five experts: is vegetarianism healthier?
  47. The ASX abandons push to require companies to have a social licence to operate. Was it only ever 'politically correct nonsense'?
  48. We can be a carbon-neutral nation by 2050, if we just get on with it
  49. National security is too important to be abandoned to the politics of fear
  50. how do shells get made?

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