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The study found most residents have positive attitudes toward local government. AAP Image/Dean Lewins

Communities love local councils but not private service delivery

Roberta Ryan, University of Technology Sydney

A new study of more than 2000 Australians has found we care deeply about local councils, and overwhelmingly want governments – not private contractors – to deliver local services.
State school kids do better at uni than private schooled kids with the same tertiary entrance score. AAP

State school kids do better at uni

Barbara Preston, University of Canberra

State school graduates do better at university than private school graduates with the same end-of-school tertiary entrance score. That’s the clear finding in a number of Australian studies since the 1980s…
The distinction between public and private universities isn’t always black and white; should the government just fund everyone? Shutterstock

Should universities fear non-university providers?

Matt Brett, La Trobe University

The release of the Review of the Demand Driven Funding System by David Kemp and Andrew Norton has triggered significant interest in non-university higher education providers. The review recommended that…

Related Topics

  1. Communities
  2. Councils
  3. Higher education
  4. Higher education funding
  5. Paying for education
  6. Private schools
  7. Public services
  8. Service delivery
  9. University entrance

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