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Alice Grundy
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This is the policy that Prof George Williams, VC of Western Sydney Uni describes as one of the most damaging in the past quarter century
While some want to claim that the job-ready graduates scheme (aka Morrison's policy that created $50k arts degrees) is hard to unwind, one of the creators of HECS reckons it's doable.
Fifth year on a row gas is in decline in the global energy mix.
@albomp.bsky.social we should stop approving new gas for export into the future. It will be a stranded (non)asset
#auspol
Private schools are sending Australians broke!
Literally!
Private schools file more bankruptcy proceedings than banks, insurance companies and local governments...COMBINED.
My post over on @thepointau.bsky.social liveblog.
live.thepoint.com.au/2026/05/the-...
Alice Grundy
Alice Grundy
Am I alone in thinking Solvej Balle’s series is peak neoliberal lit? Operates like ASMR as it’s seductive in its insularity.
NDAs are a problem for accountability in general, good to see them being waived in this case
LouiseMorris
Clearly a typo in that first line: of course, it's never your last chance to make change!
Last change to apply for a 2027 Anne Kantor Fellowship at the Australia Institute.
Along the lines of a grad program, this is a chance to work with some of Australia's leading thinkers, working to change minds.
Applications close midnight, 1 June.
NEW | The share of gas in the global electricity mix has fallen for the FIFTH year in a row 📉
Clean power grew faster than electricity demand in 2025, limiting the need for gas growth.
ember-energy.org/lat...
"Private schools are, in my view, in a parasitic relationship with public education."
@janecaro.bsky.social joins @alicektg.bsky.social to discuss the privatisation of school education in Australia & her Vantage Point essay, 'Rich Kid Poor Kid: The battle for public education'.
🎧 theaus.in/3S3L8nY
Rod Campbell
The time has come for a reckoning in the Australian higher education.
Behind the 'broken promise' frenzy is a privileged press gallery pushing its own agenda – Amy Remeikis
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Alice Grundy
Economist Bruce Chapman, who designed the original HECS scheme, says overhauling job-ready graduates need not come at a cost to the federal budget or taxpayer.
