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NAPLAN results reveal little change in literacy and numeracy performance – here are some key takeaway findings

  • Written by: Suzanne Rice, Senior Lecturer, Education Policy and Leadership, University of Melbourne
imageOn average year 3 girls performance higher than boys in reading, writing, grammar and punctuation, and spelling. from www.shutterstock.com

The national report on National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) outcomes has been released today, showing the test results of Australian students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9.

The report...

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The tax office's transparency reporting is looking a little opaque

  • Written by: Roman Lanis, Associate Professor, Accounting, University of Technology Sydney
imageThe amount of tax payable from Australian corporations went down in this latest report.www.shutterstock.com

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO), in keeping with tax transparency laws, reported information for nearly 2,000 organisations, including the publicly, foreign and privately owned. However, crucial information was missing, and this keeps...

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There's little to gain and much to lose from lowering the minimum driving age

  • Written by: Alexa Delbosc, Lecturer in Transport, Monash University
imageRoad fatalities could increase if young people start driving solo at 17.shutterstock

Victoria is currently the only Australian state where the earliest opportunity for unsupervised driving is 18. The minimum age is 17 in all other states and territories, except the Northern Territory (16 years and six months).

This disparity prompted a Victorian...

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Australia still to deliver on 'open government' rhetoric

  • Written by: Bruce Baer Arnold, Assistant Professor, School of Law, University of Canberra

After delays that threatened to see it dubbed an “inactive” member of the Open Government Partnership, Australia last week issued its Open Government National Action Plan.

The Plan offers benefits in advancing “transparency, accountability, public participation and technological innovation in Australia over the next two...

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  2. Diversity, the Stella Count and the whiteness of Australian publishing
  3. Chief Scientist's report lays a solid foundation for reforming Australia's electricity network
  4. The Christmas Film Recommendables - Part 9
  5. Overconfident CEOs are less socially responsible
  6. FactCheck: is Australia’s level of media ownership concentration one of the highest in the world?
  7. Women are missing in sport leadership, and it's time that changed
  8. Methane from food production might be the next wildcard in climate change
  9. Health Check: what makes it so hard to quit drugs?
  10. It's not just a drop in GDP that should worry us
  11. For Australia to improve in maths, policymakers need to make a plan and stick to it
  12. Why we should care more about the Logies
  13. Can New Zealand's new prime minister Bill English get used to playing the lead?
  14. The empire strikes back
  15. Why secure and affordable housing is an increasing worry for age pensioners
  16. Australia is ripe for shareholder activism
  17. How HIV's evasion tactics could help fight the flu
  18. Review: the fine art of scorn from Twain to Trump
  19. Trump has embraced pseudoscience and its deceptive tactics in a post-truth world
  20. The Christmas Film Recommendables - Part 8
  21. Australia's harness racing leads the world in banning the whip on horses
  22. New evidence gives supporters of chiropractic a headache
  23. Disgruntlement on show after COAG meeting
  24. To protect markets we need strict penalties for insider trading
  25. Victoria's model for assisted dying laws may be narrow enough to pass
  26. The Christmas Film Recommendables - Part 7
  27. Fifty years on, Pine Gap should reform to better serve Australia
  28. The latest Productivity Commission report isn't strong enough on improving consumer protection
  29. What Conversation articles had the biggest impact on you in 2016?
  30. Sex lives of reptiles could leave them vulnerable to climate change
  31. The case for a fixed 15% fee on all student loans
  32. Kidman sale finally gets green light
  33. Emissions trading for electricity is the sensible way forward
  34. Who's listening? The ethical and legal issues of developing a health app
  35. Turnbull’s report card on urban transport projects reveals narrow economic focus
  36. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the government's carbon emissions policy
  37. Time scarcity is a slippery slope to inactivity
  38. Friday essay: what is it about Versailles?
  39. You say 'elite media', I say real journalism. And now more than ever we must fight to keep it
  40. Law to be strengthened on family violence
  41. How to prevent injury from sport and exercise
  42. How we can change our body shape with exercise
  43. Why capital is fleeing China and what it means for Australia
  44. To pay solar households fairly, we need to understand the true value of solar
  45. Not just nets: how to stop shark attacks without killing sharks
  46. Kitchen Science: the chemistry behind amazing meringue and perfect cappuccino
  47. Grattan on Friday: Has Turnbull's credibility deficit reached a point of no return?
  48. The great Australian plays: The Torrents, the Doll and the critical mass of Australian drama
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