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How do the major parties rate on Medicare? We asked 5 experts

4 May 2022

The Conversation: Medicare has been mentioned a lot this election campaign but we’ve seen relatively few substantial policy announcements. So what have the major parties committed to? And is this enough?

What has Morrison’s ‘big stick’ to cut power bills achieved? Nothing, as far we can tell

7 April 2022

The government has spent years bringing in a law supposed to ensure electricity retailers pass on lower prices to customers. Yet so far that law appear to have achieved nothing, except add to regulatory red tape.

Another day, another flood: preparing for more climate disasters means taking more personal responsibility for risk

7 April 2022

Climate change is making disasters more frequent and severe, so how should we be preparing for these inevitable events?

More than 1 million Australians have no access to childcare in their area

22 March 2022

The Conversation: About 9 million Australians, 35% of the population, live in neighbourhoods classified as childcare deserts – populated areas where there are more than three children per childcare place.

Gender bias in student surveys on teaching increased with remote learning

8 March 2022

The Conversation: Gender bias against female academics increased in student evaluations of teaching during remote learning, particularly among male students, our research shows.

The battle for AGL heralds a new dawn for Australian electricity

21 February 2022

The Conversation: If Mike Cannon-Brookes purchases AGL, Australia’s biggest greenhouse gas polluter, he would halve emissions by 2030 and cut them to zero by 2035.

Uni fail rate falls by 40% with block model

16 February 2022

The Conversation: A Mitchell Institute report shines a light on how quality teaching and innovation in universities can dramatically improve learning, and cut the fail rate for first-year students by around 40%.

International students are coming back & it’s not just universities sighing with relief

15 February 2022

The Conversation: International students are returning to Australia after almost two years of closed borders with almost 30,000 arriving in the first six weeks after the Australian government opened the border to them.

International student numbers hit record highs for some, while Australia continues to fall

14 December 2021

The Conversation: International students are heading to Canada, the UK and the US in record numbers despite the pandemic, new research by the Mitchell Institute at Victoria University shows.

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How do the major parties rate on Medicare? We asked 5 experts

What has Morrison’s ‘big stick’ to cut power bills achieved? Nothing, as far we can tell

Another day, another flood: preparing for more climate disasters means taking more personal responsibility for risk

More than 1 million Australians have no access to childcare in their area

Gender bias in student surveys on teaching increased with remote learning

The battle for AGL heralds a new dawn for Australian electricity

Uni fail rate falls by 40% with block model

International students are coming back & it’s not just universities sighing with relief

International student numbers hit record highs for some, while Australia continues to fall

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