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            Research & focus areas

            We monitor the performance of Australia's education system, with a specific focus on developing and advocating for policies that reduce inequality.

            Early learning

            Educational opportunity

            Pathways

            Schooling

            Tertiary education

            Projects & community initiatives

            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.

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            Associate Professor Peter Hurley

            Director, Mitchell Institute

            [email protected]
            Children in a primary school classroom.
            News | Report
            15 April 2025
            Election 2025 Education Policy Brief: Schools
            A young boy reaching for a pencil at childcare.
            News | Report
            15 April 2025
            Election 2025 Education Policy Brief: Early Childhood Education & Care
            A secondary teacher stands at the front of a classroom, with students in uniforms raising hands to answer questions.
            Opinion
            26 February 2025
            School bullying review - why the whole school needs to be involved
            Opinion
            11 December 2024
            Labor guarantees 3 days of childcare & 160 new centres. What does this…
            Opinion
            18 September 2024
            The Productivity Commission wants all Australian kids to get 3 days a week…
            Media release | News
            12 September 2024
            Childcare accessibility in the United Kingdom
            child in swing
            Media release | News
            19 August 2024
            Childcare deserts: where you live matters
            Unidentifiable children playing with a toy wheelbarrow at a childcare centre in Victoria.
            Media release | News
            19 August 2024
            Childcare deserts: 700,000 Australians with no childcare access

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            General enquiries

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            • + 61 401 664 047
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            • 300 Queen Street, Melbourne VIC 3000

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            We acknowledge the Ancestors, Elders and families of the Kulin Nation (Melbourne campuses), the Eora Nation (Sydney campus) and the Yugara/YUgarapul and Turrbal Nation (Brisbane campus) who are the traditional owners of University land. As we share our own knowledge practices within the University, may we pay respect to the deep knowledge embedded within the Aboriginal community and recognise their ownership of Country.

            We acknowledge that the land on which we meet, learn, and share knowledge is a place of age-old ceremonies of celebration, initiation and renewal, and that the Traditional Owners' living culture and practices have a unique role in the life of this region.


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