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Quality childcare has become a necessity for Australian families, and for society. It's time the government paid up

  • Written by: Jen Jackson, Education Policy Lead, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University
Quality childcare has become a necessity for Australian families, and for society. It's time the government paid upShutterstock

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. This is more than the average cost of sending a child to a private primary school.

Unlike the school sector, families don’t have the option to choose a low cost...

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NZ's classical music station is not safe yet. It now needs innovation and leadership

  • Written by: Michael Norris, Associate Professor, Programme Director (Composition), Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
NZ's classical music station is not safe yet. It now needs innovation and leadershipShutterstock

After a week-long controversy, New Zealand’s public broadcaster Radio New Zealand (RNZ) has withdrawn a proposal to axe its classical music station RNZ Concert.

But despite the sudden backtrack, RNZ Concert isn’t safe yet. Whatever the final outcome of RNZ’s rethink, it is clear the board and management placed little...

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Gaetjens criticises McKenzie's handling of grants decisions, but defends his finding funding wasn't politically biased

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

The secretary of the Prime Minister’s department, Phil Gaetjens, has criticised “significant shortcomings” in Bridget McKenzie’s decision-making in the sports rorts affair, while outlining his argument that her allocation of grants was not politically biased.

Gaetjens has made his first public comments in a submission to...

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Michelle Grattan on an embarrassed government, sports rorts, and the corona virus

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

Michelle Grattan talks with Deputy Vice Chancellor Geoff Crisp about the week in politics, including further developments in the “sports rorts” affair, the future of Michael McCormack’s leadership of the Nationals, and the extension of the corona virus travel ban.

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