Australia has a serious shortage of suitably qualified maths and science teachers and a continuing problem with attracting good teachers to rural schools. When a problem is enduring and is not being improved by current approaches, new strategies are needed. Jennifer Buckingham argues that allowing qualified professionals to become teachers through school-based teacher training has...

Remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities are demanding education that will lead to productive employment opportunities with mainstream earnings, decent health outcomes, decent housing and the same security that other Australians enjoy. Helen Hughes argues that reforming separatist policies that have resulted in Indigenous deprivation is essential if Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders are...

The federal government plans to introduce 'voluntary student unionism' into Australia's universities by banning the current compulsory fee for non-academic services. This paper argues that market-based policies offer a practical alternative to the current VSU policy and the non-political services fee suggested by the ALP and the National Party.

Not only this, but cuts in marginal tax rates induce people to work harder in situations where they have an effective choice between work and leisure hours. Davidson shows that the highest earners in Australia already pay much more than their 'share' of charitable donations, and that 'high levels of taxation - especially high rates...

Australia's alliance with the United States has never been stronger. This has given rise to a sometimes heated debate in Australia over the degree to which ever-closer relations with our 'great and powerful friend' erodes the independent discretion available to the Australian government. This paper aims to 'de-parochialise' the debate in Australia by turning the...