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Tactical Paranoia: Peter Dutton’s Palestinian Problem

August 16, 2024 - 11:03 -- Admin

The philosophy of the dunce, and the politics of the demagogue, often keep company. And Peter Dutton has both of these unenviable traits in spades. The Australian opposition leader, smelling weakness in his opponent, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, has again gravitated to something he is most comfortable worth: terrifying the kaka out of the Australian…

Are schools gaming NAPLAN to manipulate academic performance?

August 16, 2024 - 10:12 -- Admin

Schools may be strategically manipulating participation in the National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) to improve their public performance results, according to new research from UNSW Business School.  The research found that schools with lower initial test scores relative to other schools teaching similar student bodies show higher rates of non-participation in NAPLAN…

Australian Futures: More Low-Cost Public Transport Embedded in Sustainable Urban and Regional Planning

August 15, 2024 - 15:15 -- Admin

By Denis Bright   From the state with the highest fares for non-concessional public transport, Premier Steven Miles has taken the plunge to offer fifty cent fares without compromising already existing free transport for seniors on Brisbane buses. Brisbane’s Translink-based public transport services were carrying a lot of empty seats in off-peak periods over a vast…

Building new market-rate housing will improve rental affordability for most: New Research

August 15, 2024 - 11:06 -- Admin

Building new market-rate homes improves affordability by lowering rents on most existing homes, new research released today by e61 Institute has found. The analysis of 9.4 million rental transactions from 2007 to 2022 found that, on average, rentals became 3.6% cheaper for every decade they aged, becoming more affordable to most renters over time in…

Urgent call for permanent visas at Burke’s electoral office and nationwide

August 14, 2024 - 18:28 -- Admin

An ongoing 24/7 refugee rally is taking place in front of Minister for Immigration Tony Burke’s office. The rally, which has gathered a crowd of approximately 200-400 (and up to 700) people on peak days, is centred around the urgent call for permanent visas for long term asylum seekers and in Australia. This rally is…

Australian Government needs new approach to an Integrated Tertiary Education System

August 14, 2024 - 17:59 -- Admin

Independent Tertiary Education Council Australia (ITECA) Media Release If the Australian Government is to achieve its goal of closer alignment of the skills training and higher education systems, it needs to first recognise, and then actively harness the strengths of independent providers across both those systems. That’s the view of the Independent Tertiary Education Council…

Patterns of identity attacks in extremist language uncover their violent intentions

August 14, 2024 - 15:18 -- Admin

Charles Darwin University Media Release A groundbreaking new study into the patterns of terrorist language could help authorities create algorithms to detect and flag extremist content online. The study by Charles Darwin University (CDU) Linguistics Lecturer and Forensic Linguistics expert Dr Awni Etaywe focused on public statements made by former Boko Haram leader Abubaker Shekau…

How to dehumanise

August 13, 2024 - 22:02 -- Admin

By Bert Hetebry I recall a time when an apology to our First Nations people was raised, I think it was during the first Howard government years. My family migrated to this country long after it was first settled, so it was explained that we had nothing to apologise for; we didn’t steal the land,…

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Traditional Custodians and climate disaster survivors call for a climate trigger to stop coal and gas

August 13, 2024 - 14:42 -- Admin

Traditional Custodians on the frontlines of fossil fuel extraction and survivors of climate disasters are converging in Parliament House to put the Albanese Government on notice over coal and gas approvals. The delegation of 20 representatives from communities across the continent is calling for urgent reform of Howard-era environment laws to include a climate trigger.…

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