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COVID is surging in unvaccinated Taiwan. Australia should take heed

24 May 2021

The Conversation: Alarm bells rang internationally last week when Taiwan announced it was moving to its second highest COVID alert level after a recent surge of cases.

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Opinion

An extra $1.7 billion for child care won’t improve affordability for most

3 May 2021

Our analysis suggests the government's child-care subsidy changes won’t do much to improve the affordability of child care for many families on low to middle incomes. Nor will it address systemic problems.

Closed border could cost education sector $20bn a year in 2022

28 April 2021

The Conversation: New research from the Mitchell Institute forecasts the education sector's biggest losses are yet to come, finding a third academic year of no international students would cost about $20 billion a year.

Stepping up: New report maps preschool policies & progress in Australia

17 February 2021

In the context of persistent educational inequality, this report explores preschool policies, enrolments and costs around Australia, finding reform is urgently needed.