Conflation and controversy over antisemitism definition
Antisemitism did not spring up here as suddenly and as localised as a field of mushrooms. It is, above all, a by-product of Israel’s endless onslaught on the people of Gaza which one and all can watch as a daily horror show.
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Richard Holden on securing Australia’s sovereign research capability
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Cultural institutions are policing Palestine solidarity. Karen Wyld is just the latest target
Last week, Martu writer Karen Wyld was stripped of a literary fellowship just hours before she was due to receive it, not because of the quality of her work, but because of her expressions of solidarity with Palestine.
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Inaction also speaks louder than words
The focus of my work, over more than half a century, has been on getting good things to happen and/or preventing harm from happening. It has been a mixed history that includes both successes and failures; victories and defeats.
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Ready for real education reform?
Funding and regulating schools in our federation is wildly duplicative and complicated.
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What is education for these days?
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18 May 2025
Environment: Nations ignoring the need for a just transition to zero carbon
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Is government a good 'parent' to foster kids?
Australian Governments have an opportunity to make a huge positive difference in the lives of the young people who grow up in its care. All that is needed is one simple change.
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Truth, citizenship and the failure of Australian education
Australian schools excel at training students to meet external benchmarks, but fail miserably at cultivating critical minds.
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Yale, Ben-Gvir and banning Palestinian groups
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A school debate that didn’t happen
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