Ideas and comment on Australian education and health policy from Mitchell Institute contributors.

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We can’t just go back to ‘normal’ childcare funding

21 May 2020

The Conversation: The federal government's early childhood education and care sector relief package is far from perfect. It has helped most early childhood services but not all.

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Opinion

Practical tips for promoting walking & tackling health inequities

13 May 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic is exposing existing health inequities in Australia. One way to address these inequities is through taking steps to increase walking among disadvantaged groups.

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Opinion

How will the class of COVID-19 get into university?

28 April 2020

The Conversation: Several universities have announced they will accept students based on their year 11 results, but this is only a small response in a world experiencing enormous changes.

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Opinion

Australian universities could lose $19 billion in the next 3 years

17 April 2020

The Conversation: The university sector faces cumulative losses of up to A$19 billion over the next three years due to lost international student revenue.

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Opinion

Trade apprentices will help our post COVID-19 recovery. We need to do more to keep them in work

14 April 2020

The Conversation: The Australian government needs to urgently act to protect Australia’s 180,000 trade apprentices from the economic effects of the coronavirus.

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Opinion

Trade apprentices will help our post COVID-19 recovery. We need to do more to keep them in work

14 April 2020

The Conversation: The Australian government needs to urgently act to protect Australia’s 180,000 trade apprentices from the economic effects of the coronavirus.

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Opinion

Digital Divide: School closures increasing inequality

3 April 2020

With many Australians facing a potentially prolonged period of distance learning due to COVID-19 shutdowns, health vulnerabilities and social distancing requirements, schools, tertiary education providers...

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Opinion

Morrison has rescued childcare from COVID-19 collapse

3 April 2020

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced free childcare for more than one million families, with a funding boost that aims to keep more than 13,000 childcare services across Australia open.

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Opinion

Quality childcare has become a necessity for Australian families, and for society

17 February 2020

An Australian family on the average wage typically spends close to A$6,000 out of pocket per year on child care, a new analysis from the Mitchell Institute shows.

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