The Mitchell Institute monitors the performance of Australia's education system, with a specific focus on developing and advocating for policies that reduce inequality.

Our work identifies who is experiencing reduced opportunities in education, the factors driving inequality and the policy solutions that will provide greater opportunities for all young people to succeed in education and their life beyond.

Key contacts

Peter Hurley
Education Policy Fellow, Mitchell Institute
Reports

COVID-19 & early childhood education & care

28 October 2021

Our new report looks at the health risks posed to young children from COVID, their risk of transmitting the virus and the strategies early learning centres need to implement to reduce the risk of transmission.

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Opinion

Why the international education crisis will linger long after students return

26 October 2021

The Conversation: Over 145,000 international student visa holders are stuck overseas. Even if they do arrive in time for the start of the 2022 academic year, this won’t overcome the issue of the “pipeline” effect.

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Opinion

Universities lost 6% of their revenue in 2020, worse to come

30 August 2021

With a 6% drop in revenue, 2020 was a year Australian universities would prefer to forget, a report released today by the Mitchell Institute shows.

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Reports

Australian investment in higher education 2021

30 August 2021

A new report from Victoria University’s Mitchell Institute shows that Australian university profits plummeted by $1.6 billion to just $669 million in 2020.

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Opinion

Government's short-term fixes still leave childcare sector at risk

26 August 2021

The federal government yesterday announced a relief package for childcare providers affected by extended lockdowns.

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Opinion

Nearly 40% of Australian families can’t ‘afford’ childcare

30 June 2021

The Conversation: Childcare is unaffordable for more than 385,000 Australian families, a new report from Victoria University’s Mitchell Institute shows.

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Reports

Assessing childcare affordability in Australia

30 June 2021

Childcare is currently unaffordable for 386,000 Australian families or 39% of families who use childcare, a new report from Victoria University’s Mitchell Institute shows.

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Opinion

Bridging the higher education/industry gap

25 June 2021

How can universities collaborate with industry and the wider education system to help young people move successfully into skilled careers and continually up-skill and re-skill thereafter?

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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.

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