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Are university flagship courses actually workable? And will they be a disaster for equity?

  • Written by: Gwilym Croucher, Senior Lecturer, Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education, University of Melbourne
imageShould universities be allowed to deregulate fees for some courses?from www.shutterstock.com

In the options paper for higher education released on budget night, the government proposed the idea of “flagship courses”, which would mean that universities would be allowed to set the fees for some of their courses.

In the paper, the...

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The white man's burden: Bill Leak and telling 'the truth' about Aboriginal lives

  • Written by: Chelsea Bond, Senior Lecturer, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit (ATSIS Unit), The University of Queensland
imageBill Leak’s portrayal of an Aboriginal father as neglectful is not representative of Aboriginal family life.Courtesy the author.

As an Aboriginal mother, I am deeply concerned that our national broadsheet finds the neglect of Aboriginal children to be a source of entertainment and ridicule.

Bill Leak’s cartoon, published in The...

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