Is it fair to make students pay more?from shutterstock.com The government’s changes to higher education will put a damaging financial strain on regional universities catering to a different cohort of students, and make it difficult for all universities to deliver to their full economic benefit, vice-chancellors warn.
In the 2017 Budget announ...
The budget announcement of a 0.06% levy on a subset of bank liabilities looks arbitrary, and is certainly politically opportunistic. But it could be rationalised as a response, albeit probably not the best response, to offsetting a number of distortions in Australia’s banking market.
The levy will certainly have consequences for bank...
What's going to happen next in Alien: Covenant?Twentieth Century FoxAlien: Covenant is the sequel to the 2012 film Prometheus, and follows the crew of the ship Covenant as they set out to colonise an uncharted paradise.
Of course things are not as they seem and they’re soon fighting for their lives in the most terrifying of situations.
The...
Striking Fairfax journalists protest out the front of Parliament House, Canberra.AAP/Mick TsikasInstead of just writing the headlines, the Australian media have been busy making them this week. Striking Fairfax journalists boycotted the federal budget coverage in protest at their bosses cutting 120 editorial jobs, while their bosses flirt with sell...
In environments where the ground itself is constantly shifting, breaking, and being reshaped, every component must be built to endure. Mining operations are among the most demanding in the industria...
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If you’re in business, you might have seen it before. A team of capable and smart people just suddenly slows down, and things start spiraling out of control. On paper, everything looks perfect, but ...
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Across Australia, a lot of tradies are busy. There’s no shortage of demand in industries like plumbing, electrical, landscaping, and building. But being busy doesn’t always mean running a smooth or...
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