AAP/Dan HimbrechtsWith depressing regularity I return to this column to talk about cuts to precious journalism capacity in Australia, usually at Fairfax. This week it’s the equivalent of 120 editorial positions consigned to the dustbin of journalistic history, on top of the many hundreds, nay thousands, slashed at Fairfax and other news...
Offering more scholarships could help boost Indigenous PhD completion rates.from www.shutterstock.comToo few Indigenous Australians are making it as academics in our universities. This has a significant impact on Indigenous development.
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The Liberals went to the election promising more affordable child care, but the government’s own figures released today show a massive increase in the cost of child care for millions of families since the 2013 election. – Shadow minister for early education, Kate Ellis, media release, March 6, 2016.
The cost of child care is not just...
In relation to this FactCheck on the cost of child care, a spokeswoman for Labor’s shadow minister for early education, Kate Ellis, sent the following:
In terms of data showing that costs are higher under the Liberals than they were under Labor – the following should be of use:
Most recent out of pocket costs under the Liberals from the...
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