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ABC chairman Milne attacks 'self-serving' commercial critics

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

ABC chairman Justin Milne has gone on the offensive against the organisation’s critics, linking the public broadcaster to preserving the nation’s identity and strongly warning against the push to clip its digital wings.

Putting the present battle over the broadcaster in an historical context, Milne said in a Wednesday speech to the...

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Why Australia might be at risk of 'overtourism'

  • Written by: Freya Higgins-Desbiolles, Senior Lecturer in Tourism Management, University of South Australia

Recently, some of Europe’s most-visited cities have become surprisingly inhospitable to tourists. Barcelona residents have been openly hostile to visitors and officials are now cracking down on Airbnb rentals. Venice has been overrun with daytrippers and recently instituted tourist-only diversion routes. Dubrovnik has put a cap on the number...

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Fixing the shortage of specialist science and maths teachers will be hard, not impossible

  • Written by: Simon Crook, Honorary Associate, School of Physics, University of Sydney
Fixing the shortage of specialist science and maths teachers will be hard, not impossibleAbout 40% of Australian physics teachers will retire in the next 10 years.Photo by jeshoots.com/Unsplash, CC BY

Across Australia, we are facing a massive shortage of specialist mathematics and science teachers, particularly in physics and chemistry. With imminent retirements and poor retention rates, this problem will only get worse. It has already...

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Is UNESCO World Heritage status for cultural sites killing the things it loves?

  • Written by: Jo Caust, Associate Professor and Principal Fellow (Hon), University of Melbourne
Is UNESCO World Heritage status for cultural sites killing the things it loves?Tourists take a photo of sunrise at Angkor Wat in 2016.Shutterstock

Hoi An is a beautiful coastal town in central Vietnam that escaped the devastation of the American War. In 1999, it was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site because of the charm of its original architecture, river location, and continuity of cultural practices. UNESCO recognition...

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