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Switching off gas: an examination of declining gas demand in eastern Australia
Examines the future of domestic gas across the interconnected eastern-Australian gas market. Executive Summary Following on from our research into “domestic gas” demand specific to New South Wales, the University of Melbourne Energy Institute (MEI) have examined the future of domestic gas across the entire interconnected eastern-Australian gas market. Dramatic changes in the eastern- Australian...
Journal article
"Teaching by humiliation" and mistreatment of medical students in clinical rotations: a pilot study
Practices associated with humiliating medical students persist in contemporary medical education. These practices need to be eradicated, given the evidence that they affect students’ learning and mental health, according to this article. Abstract Objective: To generate a contemporary understanding of “teaching by humiliation” as experienced by medical students in Australia. Design, setting and participants: In...
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Schooling federalism: evaluating the options for reform
This paper evaluates these four options against the criteria established by Australia’s governments. It also considers the feasibility and desirability of each option. In doing so, it seeks to enhance understanding of federalism in schooling, and to contribute to public debate on the reform options under consideration by the leaders of Australia’s governments.
Journal article
Lessons lost in sentencing: welding individualised justice to Indigenous justice
Indigenous offenders are heavily over-represented in the Australian and Canadian criminal justice systems. In the case of R v Gladue, the Supreme Court of Canada held that sentencing judges are to recognise the adverse systemic and background factors that many Aboriginal Canadians face and consider all reasonable alternatives to imprisonment in light of this. In...
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How income mobility and income growth explain income inequality trends
Proposes a new approach capable of explaining concomitant changes in income inequality and income mobility. Introduction Income mobility and income inequality are two topics that have been the subject of extensive research. Although both topics are clearly related, building a bridge between them remains a challenging task. The aim of this paper is to propose...