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The NDIS hasn't made much difference to carers' opportunities for paid work

  • Written by: Myra Hamilton, Senior Research Fellow in Social Policy, UNSW
The NDIS hasn't made much difference to carers' opportunities for paid workMany carers of people with disability face barriers to paid employment.from shutterstock.com

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) began a full national rollout in July 2016 with a fundamental objective to give those with a disability choice and control over their daily lives. Participants can use funds to purchase services that reflect...

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A new national set of priorities for VET would make great social and economic sense

  • Written by: Robin Shreeve, Adjunct Professor, Federation University Australia

This article is part of a series on the Future of VET exploring issues within the sector and how to improve the decline in enrolments and shortages of qualified people in vocational jobs. Read the other articles in the series here.

Attending a Vocational Education and Training (VET) graduation can be an uplifting experience. There’s the...

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Satellite measurements of slow ground movements may provide a better tool for earthquake forecasting

  • Written by: Simon Lamb, Associate Professor in Geophysics, Victoria University of Wellington
Satellite measurements of slow ground movements may provide a better tool for earthquake forecastingThe 2016 Kaikoura earthquake shattered the surface and twisted railway lines.Simon Lamb, CC BY-ND

It was a few minutes past midnight on 14 November 2016, and I was drifting into sleep in Wellington, New Zealand, when a sudden jolt began rocking the bed violently back and forth. I knew immediately this was a big one. In fact, I had just experienced...

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Why the media needs to be more responsible for how it links Islam and Islamist terrorism

  • Written by: Audrey Courty, PhD candidate, School of Humanities, Languages and Social Science, Griffith University
Why the media needs to be more responsible for how it links Islam and Islamist terrorismMuslim protesters in India marching against the Islamic State after the 2015 terror attacks in Paris.Divyakant Solanki/EPA

Since the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks in the US, Islam has become central to debates about social cohesion and national security in Australia.

Restrictions on Muslim immigration have been openly discussed – most recently by...

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  1. Three simple steps to fix our banks
  2. Retraction of a journal article doesn't make its findings false
  3. Hayne holds fire, but the banks' day of reckoning is coming
  4. The NDIS is delivering 'reasonable and necessary' supports for some, but others are missing out
  5. Women’s surfing riding wave towards gender equity
  6. what is Pentecostalism, and how might it influence Scott Morrison's politics?
  7. Trust has to be as important as profit if banks and their boards are to regain their corporate legitimacy
  8. The planned national waste policy won't deliver a truly circular economy
  9. Darren Aronofsky's Requiem for a Dream
  10. why did mammals go the fur route, rather than developing feathers?
  11. The problem isn't dockless share bikes. It's the lack of bike parking
  12. Trust Me, I'm An Expert: Australia's extreme weather
  13. The problem with Australia's banks is one of too much law and too little enforcement
  14. Royal Commission shows banks have behaved appallingly, but we've helped them do it
  15. the importance of pilot checklists
  16. Speaking out about sexual violence on social media may not challenge gendered power relations
  17. 'Things are so bad that new laws might not help'
  18. 'The worst kind of pain you can imagine' – what it's like to be stung by a stinging tree
  19. Michelle Grattan on ABC turmoil, the federal budget and the controversy over Australia Day
  20. How the laws of ancient Rome could help victims of sexual harassment in Australia
  21. SharkSpotter combines AI and drone technology to spot sharks and aid swimmers on Australian beaches
  22. let's take a ride across Australia
  23. a linguistic 'shirtfronting' for lovers and haters of sports alike
  24. How teachers can help support children during their parents’ divorce
  25. how the moral panic over 'sexual sadists' silenced their victims
  26. Four lessons for Australia from England's system of rating its aged care homes
  27. Ten lessons from cities that have risen to the affordable housing challenge
  28. Will 2018 be the year of climate action? Victorian London's 'Great Stink' sewer crisis might tell us
  29. for all its worth, the banking royal commission could hurt a generation of battlers
  30. Health care is getting cheaper (unless you need a specialist, or a dentist)
  31. ABC's challenge is to 'keep calm and carry on'
  32. With Justin Milne gone, how does the ABC go about restoring its crucial independence?
  33. Bring on the royal commission, but we have a plan to act on aged care right now
  34. We need to talk about the mental health of content moderators
  35. Man With The Iron Neck is gripping, confronting physical theatre
  36. Just because you're thin, doesn't mean you're healthy
  37. Justin Milne quits as ABC chairman after furore over attack on political editor
  38. Why an education in visual arts is the key to arming students for the future
  39. seven reasons you should respect the ref in the NRL Grand Final
  40. How ABC chairman Justin Milne compromised the independence of the national broadcaster
  41. ABC Board Chair over-reaches in a bid to appease hostile government
  42. Why a separate holiday for Indigenous Australians misses the point
  43. Why AFL commentary works the same way as Iron Age epic poetry
  44. Full response from Pauline Hanson for a FactCheck on English language proficiency in Australia
  45. do 'over a million' people in Australia not speak English 'well or at all'?
  46. Life as an older renter, and what it tells us about the urgent need for tenancy reform
  47. We must strengthen, not weaken, environmental protections during drought – or face irreversible loss
  48. Growers are in a jam now, but strawberry sabotage may well end up helping the industry
  49. Unexpected find from a neutron star forces a rethink on radio jets
  50. Government sets up inquiry into embattled ABC chairman's email

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