This collection of essays explores the current state and future prospects of multiculturalism in Australia. It considers if and how the traditional model of multiculturalism may be weakening as it faces significant challenges from geopolitical conflict and an increasingly politicised population.

This paper argues that Australian corporations are shifting away from traditional business metrics towards stakeholder values, allowing personal or political agendas to take precedence over profitability. It calls for greater accountability in corporate governance and a reconsideration of the role of management in addressing social issues.

It is well-known that government expenditure in Australia has grown apace in recent years. This paper presents the key facts about public expenditure growth in recent years and discusses its contribution to inflation.

According to this survey report younger generations are extremely cynical about big business’s motivations to jump on social justice bandwagons and some think their employers judge them on their ability to toe a politically correct corporate line.

Universal maths screening using curriculum-based measurement (CBM) provides the basis for greater efficiency in primary school teaching, with targeted intervention to improve outcomes, according to this paper. Although screening and intervention processes associated with multi-tiered support system models are only beginning to be used systematically in Australia, it has gained substantial support in the US...