By Brett Mason - Australian Polity - Volume 1 (Number 5)
Student loss a $2.6bn blow”, “Unis locked in the ‘great’ debate”, “Overseas student strategy criticised”, “Quality debate stifled”, “Universities fee hike threatens an equitable system”, “Basic research fails leadership and funding test”.
By Glyn Davis - Australian Polity - Volume 1 (Number 5)
Bringing diversity back to Australian higher education.
By Kevin Andrews - Australian Polity - Volume 1 (Number 5)
As Victorians awaited the final counting to determine which party had won the State election, one outcome was clear. The green bubble had burst.
By Kevin Andrews - Australian Polity - Volume 1 (Number 5)
For many years, the Greens have been treated as a political curiosity.
By Kevin Andrews - Australian Polity - Volume 1 (Number 5)
The electoral objective of a political party is to win or retain government. This is not the highest aim of a party.
By Ed Byrne - Australian Polity - Volume 1 (Number 5)
Australia’s universities are central pillars of our civil society. As well as providing tertiary education at Bachelor, Masters and Doctoral level, they contribute significantly to the research and innovation base of the country, provide community support in many areas of intellectual endeavour and act as one of the repositories of our national culture.
By Kevin Andrews - Australian Polity - Volume 1 (Number 4)
When the Australian Formula 1 driver, Mark Webber, described the country as a ‘Nanny State’, his remarks were misplaced.
By Kevin Andrews - Australian Polity - Volume 1 (Number 4)
During a recent gathering with friends, one of the couples present told of how their teenage son had been attacked by a gang when walking home from the station.
By Kevin Andrews - Australian Polity - Volume 1 (Number 4)
When Kevin Rudd delivered an apology to the indigenous people in 2008, he committed himself and his government to a series of practical measures, designed to lift many aborigines from appalling conditions of poverty and abuse.
By Kevin Andrews - Australian Polity - Volume 1 (Number 4)
David Cameron’s achievement in becoming Prime Minister of the United Kingdom is significant.
