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Public schools losing out in political power plays

  • Written by: Emma Rowe, Lecturer in the School of Education, Deakin University
Public schools losing out in political power playsFunding boosts to private schools will not necessarily result in lower fees.www.shutterstock.com

Last week Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced a significant funding boost for private schools. The federal government will provide an extra A$4.6 billion over the next ten years for Catholic and Independent schools exclusively.

The package includes...

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ABC board sacks managing director Michelle Guthrie

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
ABC board sacks managing director Michelle GuthrieMichelle Guthrie has been criticised for not standing up for the organisation sufficiently, and for her lack of journalistic experience.AAP/Julian Smith

The ABC Board has sacked managing director Michelle Guthrie, declaring in a blunt statement that it was “not in the best interests” of the organisation for her to continue to lead it.

ABC...

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one year of phenomenal success for Fortnite

  • Written by: Steven Conway, Senior Lecturer - Games and Interactivity, Swinburne University of Technology
one year of phenomenal success for FortniteCall that a weapon? Playing Fortnite, a web-based multiplayer survival game.Shutterstock/Lenscap Photography

The online videogame Fortnite Battle Royale was launched just a year ago in September 2017. Since then the game had amassed 125 million active players by June and made US$1.2 billion (A$1.6 billion) for the developer, Epic Games.

It has also...

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What the stoush between the federal government and the CFMMEU is really about (spoiler: there's an election coming)

  • Written by: David Peetz, Professor of Employment Relations, Centre for Work, Organisation and Wellbeing, Griffith University
What the stoush between the federal government and the CFMMEU is really about (spoiler: there's an election coming)CFMMEU workers protest on September 6, demanding the abolition of the federal government's Australian Building and Construction Commission.AAP/Dan Himbrechts

Since Malcolm Turnbull was ousted as prime minister, we have seen a renewed focus by the federal government on targeting union officials.

The latest, and also most enduring, target is the...

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