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how uncapped university funding actually boosted Indigenous student numbers

  • Written by: Michael Luckman, Senior Research Officer, Centre for Higher Education Equity & Diversity Research, La Trobe University
how uncapped university funding actually boosted Indigenous student numbersIndigenous students usually start university later in life.Photo by Edwin Andrade on Unsplash

In recent days, the Productivity Commission released its evaluation of the demand-driven funding system for universities. From around 2009, until the funding model was suspended in 2017, universities were free to enrol unlimited numbers of students in most...

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Friday essay: diversity in the media is vital

  • Written by: Helen Vatsikopoulos, Lecturer in Journalism, University of Technology Sydney
Friday essay: diversity in the media is vitalMichelle Guthrie in 2018: the former ABC managing director made greater staff diversity a top priority. But her final Equity and Diversity annual report failed to meet several long-held targets.Joel Carrett/AAP

The inaugural Walkley Award for Media Diversity will be announced on June 26, and has had an impressive number of entries for what was once...

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Curious cases of chemical cross-kingdom communication

  • Written by: Alyssa Weinstein, PhD Candidate, Australian National University
Curious cases of chemical cross-kingdom communication'Larry, I have to confess. I'm not a wasp. I'm an orchid.'Alyssa Weinstein, Author provided

All living things are divided into six kingdoms: plants, animals, fungi, protists (protozoa and some algae), and two types of bacteria - eubacteria and archaebacteria.

The idea of being able to send instructions to organisms in different kingdoms is...

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Driverless buses can help end the suburbs' public transport woes

  • Written by: Neema Nassir, Lecturer, University of Melbourne

“When will driverless cars be out on the streets?” I’m often asked this question and I usually refrain from answering it. Before we ask when, we should ask ourselves what do we need from autonomous vehicles?

One answer is “suburban mobility”. It’s among the most critical challenges we face in Australian cities,...

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  6. who the suspects are, what they're charged with, and what happens next
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  9. Australians' trust in news media is falling as concern over 'fake news' grows
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  11. Indies & Idols mixes rock stars with modern Polish composers
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  13. young women share their stories of homelessness
  14. Buck-passing on apartment building safety leaves residents at risk
  15. Krokodil, the Russian 'flesh-eating' drug, makes a rare appearance in Australia
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  26. Netflix is opening its first Australian HQ. What does this mean for the local screen industry?
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  28. 50 years after Australia's historic 'equal pay' decision, the legacy of 'women's work' remains
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  30. What do Aboriginal Australians want from their aged care system? Community connection is number one
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  32. US-Iran conflict escalates again, raising the threat of another war in the Middle East
  33. Paladin contract secrecy highlights our broken refugee system
  34. Turning local libraries, pools and playgroups into sites of surveillance – ParentsNext goes too far
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  36. a stylish, enjoyable, historically informed opera premiere
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