Peter Dutton has been open since the election about nuclear energy being on the Coalition’s agenda - but that has allowed the government, especially Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen, to attack the idea
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The government at the weekend announced an immediate $2 billion for social housing – which will go to states and territories over this fortnight – hoping this would get the Greens to support the fund
In this podcast, Michelle Grattan and South Australian senator Simon Birmingham discuss the Voice, the Aston byelection defeat and "where to now?" for the Liberal Party
Frydenberg, now in the private sector, hasn’t declared whether he will run again for Kooyong, but he hasn’t lost his political ambition
Simon Birmingham and Jim Chalmers on a big spending budget
Michelle Grattan discusses the 2021-22 budget with Finance Minister Simon Birmingham and Shadow Treasurer Jim Chalmers
Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced today that following Mathias Cormann’s resignation, Cormann will be nominated as a candidate for secretary general at the OECD.
Trade Minister Simon Birmingham said “you can’t reflect society if 90% of your members of parliament were chosen from trade unions and worked in trade unions”. Let’s take a look at the numbers.
Did the minister or any of his staff read our application or any of the other ten he chose to reject?
Projects submitted to the Australian Research Council are vetted heavily by panels of experts. Minister Birmingham’s decision undermines this process.
We should accept a modest level of attrition so we can keep providing opportunities for part-time and online students, who might not otherwise be able to study.
Contrary to some reports, there is no new English language test for international students - the government is simply expanding standards already being met by most providers.
The excitement over the announcement of a space agency for Australia has now quietened. So it’s time to work out what we want, and how to get there.
Space inspires, and the establishment of a Space Agency in Australia is well positioned to drive engagement in STEM.
Though more moderate than the 2014 version, the new higher education reform package represents groundhog day for the major political parties.
The passage of the new schools funding program is a big win for Australian children.
Simon Birmingham met Catholic education representatives on Monday night, receiving such a haranguing that at times it was difficult for him to get a word in.
Critics are expected to speak out in the partyroom on Tuesday, demanding more information about the effects of the schools package on the Catholic sector.
Some Liberals love to deride Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young. In the past, the government’s immigration minister and attack dog, Peter Dutton, was particularly insulting when she was spokeswoman in his…
Federal and state government funding to the Catholic sector does not necessarily then flow straight to the school.
Haunted by the unpopular 2014 budget, the government is treading more carefully with its new education policies.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Adjunct Professor, Department of Leadership, Higher and Adult Education, OISE, University of Toronto
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Professor in the Practice of Higher Education Policy, Australian National University
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Senior Research Fellow, Curtin University
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School Education Program Director, Grattan Institute
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Professor, Murdoch University
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Associate Professor, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor, Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Media and Communications, Monash University
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Professorial Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor, Higher Education, Institute of Teaching and Learning Innovation, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor of Education Policy and the Future of Schooling, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University
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Professor in Science Communication and Astrobiology, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Economics, The University of Melbourne
