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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.

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.

What is thrombocytopenia, the rare blood condition possibly linked to the AstraZeneca vaccine?

8 April 2021

The government has asked Australia’s medical and vaccine regulators to urgently consider the European Medicines Agency’s finding of a possible link between the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID vaccine and rare blood clots.

Australia can’t afford not to protect investment in tertiary education

4 April 2021

The Age: Australia’s investment in tertiary education, and the benefits it delivers, is at risk because of the pandemic.

Families in eastern states pay around twice as much for preschool

22 February 2021

The Conversation: Our new report maps preschool policies across Australia and found many families in the eastern states have been paying around double what families pay in other states and territories.

The case for universal, accessible, high-quality preschool

19 February 2021

The economy needs all talents to be developed from an early age. Direct public funding, based on evidence that shows two years of preschool are highly beneficial, is good social and economic policy.

Vaccines are already helping contain COVID, but mutations will be challenging

11 February 2021

Early signs suggest vaccines are already helping drive down infection rates in some countries, but some preliminary data suggest countries might have to update their vaccine strategies to deal with emerging variants.

Early childhood educators are leaving in droves. Here are 3 ways to keep them & attract more

15 January 2021

The Conversation: Childcare centres across Australia are suffering staff-shortages, which have been exacerbated by the COVID crisis, but here's how to keep educators and attract more.

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