Join us on Wednesday, 27 March, as we welcome Sarah Powell to CIS to discuss possible sources for declining proficiency …
Australia is among the world’s highest-spending countries on schooling. Yet, the educational return on this investment for parents, taxpayers, employers, …
Educational freedom and proper use of resources are both crucial in producing the best outcomes for school students. This paper …
The Portfolio Committee on Education in the NSW Legislative Council has set up an inquiry into measurement of outcomes in …
Students from disadvantaged social backgrounds perform worse on average academically than more advantaged students. This study investigated Australia’s top-performing disadvantaged …
The Gonski 2 Review into Australian schools failed to fulfill its terms of reference to examine the evidence regarding the …
The Gonski Report has not been implemented – there is no such thing as ‘Gonski funding.’ The current school funding …
The Human Services Inquiry is ‘examining policy options in the human services sector that incorporate the principles of competition, contestability …
Australia has a relatively large degree of choice between schools, a product of historical private and non-profit sector involvement in …
Government expenditure on schools has more than doubled in real terms in the last 25 years, while student numbers have …
Australia dodged a bullet this year when the federal government withdrew its contentious legislation to regulate misinformation. The danger, though, …
As we approach year’s end, there is growing fear that Australia is foundering. Cost of living pressures mount; interest rates …
Amid the political fight over the Coalition’s nuclear plan, the flaws in the federal government’s own renewables-driven energy models – …
Friday marks one year since the ABC sacked journalist Antoinette Lattouf. By reflecting the intolerant times we live in, the episode has been …
The news this week that the Prime Minister has committed to abolishing the activity test for subsidised childcare is yet …
Calls for Australia to become a STEM superpower will never be answered unless our students can match the world’s best …
If ant-gas campaigns succeed, Australia could face a wave of blackouts due to the inherent downtime in renewable energy sources like wind and solar.
Australia has become the first country in the world to attempt banning social media for children under 16.
One good reason to have a controllable supply of electricity at our disposal is to help us cope with the …
The federal government’s decision this week to withdraw its legislation requiring social media companies to regulate misinformation represents a victory …
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