Education in the 2016-17 budget
Funding for public and private education has been the focus of significant negotiations between the federal…
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Lowering the Threshold for Student Load Repayments by $12 000
The Federal Government has continued its efforts to recover student debt repayments from the Higher Education…
Activists oppose expansion of coal mining in Sydney water catchment area
A community action group opposed to the expansion of Wollongong Coal's mining operations underneath Sydney's water…
Australians perceive rising corruption
Perceptions of corruption in Australian society are on the rise, with the latest Corruption Perceptions Index…
Earth Hour 2016
Since its beginnings as a Sydney-based lights-off demonstration in March 2007, Earth Hour has expanded to…
The Ethics of Doping
Maria Sharapova's admission that she tested positive for the use of a performance enhancing drug at…
Senate Reform and the Future of Crossbenchers
Senate electoral reform remains a source of contention in the run-up to the next federal election,…
Sydney’s Lockout Laws: Problems and Solutions
The lockout laws introduced by the New South Wales government in response to incidents of alcohol-related…
Neurodiversity and the pathologisation of difference
Neurodiversity is a perspective on human cognition that has emerged in recent years that proposes conditions…
Transgender representations in the media
Perceptions of trans people have long been shaped by media representations that have had no input…
“No Contraception, No Dole”: What it would actually mean f...
Imagine if you were refused Centrelink on the basis of not being on a contraceptive? An Aussie…