Higher Ed Watchdog Is Chasing Its Tail
Some years ago a media commentator in the UK described the then government’s welfare policy…More
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Uni Efficiency Cuts Are On Trend
Last week’s Budget treatment of the higher education sector provoked stern rebuke from the august…More
We're Too Polite to be Racist
It’s been a busy week for discussions of racism. Delta Goodrem re-tweeted a photo of…More
Funding Appeals Is In The Public Interest
Over recent months there has been much publicity about the new statutory right of appeal…More
Victim Of A 'Terrible Conspiracy'
At the end of a four month trial in 1991, Justice Jane Matthews said that…More
Campus Life? What Campus Life?
If you go to the upper campus of the University of New South Wales on…More
School Tests Tell Us What We Already Know
Feminism’s catchcry “the personal is political” had particular resonance in our home this week. As…More
Uni Cuts Will Deter Low-Income Students
The Federal Government recently announced $2.8 billion worth of cuts to the higher education sector.…More
Is Anyone Thinking Seriously About Welfare?
Yesterday The Australian published a classic pre-budget leak: “Labor to unveil $300m deal to soften…More
The New World Of Competitive Schooling
During the next three days, over one million students from across the country will have…More