Yesterday
- Opinion
- International Women's Day
Why it’s time to end single-sex schooling
All forms of segregation have been systematically rooted out of society except the gender divide in our most elite schools.
- The Parrhesian
Illicit drugs bought online often adulterated, study warns
Researchers say the high rate of adulteration of drugs sold online highlights the urgent need for more local pill testing facilities.
- Jill Margo
This Month
Cranbrook Revisited (by the ABC)
Parents’ groups displayed no indication of any shift of allegiance away from battle-scarred headmaster Nicholas Sampson. Given the history, this is no wonder.
- Myriam Robin
Health insurance premiums are rising. See how your fund compares
Almost 15 million private health insurance customers will see their premiums rise by an average of 3.03 per cent on April 1.
- Updated
- Michael Read
Toddlers spend three hours a day on screens, miss language learning
Spending more time on devices is depriving children of conversations that help them learn the language, a first-of-its-kind study has found.
- Jill Margo
- Opinion
- University
Trouble with the universities accord goes from ridiculous to unreal
The report is little more than a la-la-land wish list drawn up by vice chancellors, campaigning groups and the public sector.
- Salvatore Babones
February
‘Landmark’ research links processed food with 32 ways to die
Experts say a review of the link between ultra-processed foods and health shows governments should step in with restrictions akin to those on tobacco.
- Jill Margo
‘Major shift’: Young women taking more drugs and drinking heavily
A snapshot of the Australia’s habits after the pandemic shows vaping has tripled, and more women and fewer men are experiencing harm from others’ drinking.
- Jill Margo
Poor university teaching ‘a drag on productivity’
The Productivity Commissioner says there are no incentives inside universities to lift their game and no way for students to know what they are signing up to.
- Julie Hare
- Exclusive
- University
Unis that would pay the most – and the least – under ‘envy tax’ plan
Just six of the country’s 41 universities would bankroll half of the annual contributions to the higher education future fund proposed in the Albanese government’s universities accord.
- Julie Hare
- Opinion
- The AFR View
University success starts with fixing school performance first
The Universities Accord social equity aspiration depends on students being ready to study at a higher level after year 12.
- The AFR View
- Opinion
- University
The universities accord is like one giant déjà vu
The report has big ambitions. So did the 2008 Bradley review. They are not too dissimilar in scope and intent.
- Julie Hare
10 big ideas in the universities shake-up
From doubling the numbers of students to a ‘Robin Hood’ tax on rich institutions: Here are some of the biggest recommendations in the universities accord and what they mean.
- Julie Hare
Bright, poor students guaranteed a uni spot
Aspiring university students whose families earn less than $54,000 a year will be guaranteed a place in a degree if they meet admission benchmarks.
- Julie Hare
- Opinion
- University
Universities accord report highlights funding shortage
If Australia is to have a world-class university system to sustain our standard of living in a highly competitive world, we are going to need to invest far more in it.
- Mark Scott
‘Wealth tax’ for top unis in $10b funding shake-up
A major review of higher education has recommended a return to demand-driven funding to get more poor students into university; a $10 billion infrastructure fund; an independent tertiary education commission; and bonuses paid based on graduation.
- Updated
- Julie Hare
- Analysis
- Education
Universities’ accord ‘blueprint for the next decade’: Clare
It will need political buy in, not just to get legislation passed in the coming months and year, but over the long-term – over successive governments and economic roundabouts.
- Julie Hare
‘Everyone will be losers’: Unis oppose success tax
The universities’ accord is yet to hit the desks of vice-chancellors, but it is already inflaming red-hot anger across the sector.
- Julie Hare
How to spot the first signs of dementia
There are small and quiet clues in our daily lives, making them fairly easy to identify – if you know what to look out for.
- Miranda Levy
How a tiny NT school became an exemplar for Indigenous education
The town of Gunyangara, 11 hours east of Darwin, decided to take education into its own hands. The results have been stunning.
- Julie Hare
