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  • What to make of made in Australia?

 

  • What to make of made in Australia?

    In 1999, Opposition Leader Kim Beazley gave an excellent budget-in-reply speech in which he attacked the Howard government for its lack of any sense of where the country was going. Australia, he said, needed investment in education, in research and development and in sensible industry policy. Now, almost 30 years later, the Albanese government, through its ...
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  • Unlocking the public value of universities

    Unlocking the public value of universities
    It is unfortunate that Labor’s Universities Accord gives so little attention to the actual situation of Australian universities. These are institutions in crisis. Many are in financial difficulty. Even where income is holding up, many academics feel alienated from the institutions they work for. Universities have become businesses first, and places of learning second. Academics and ...
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  • Hymn

    Hymn

    The Spirit guides us as we see a new day dawning bright. However lost our hearts may be the Spirit guides us as we see last stars receding into night the gentle trees accepting light. The Spirit guides us as we see a new day dawning brigh

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  • On track

    On track
    When you’re more than half-way there you may as well push on. You know the score, you’ve paid the fare when you’re more than half-way there. You could be famous or anon sing in parts or unison. When you’re more than half-way there you may as well push on.
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