Explainer: what is the Office for Learning and Teaching – and why does it matter?

May 23, 2016 08:08 am UTC| Insights & Views

The Coalition announced in the budget that it would stop funding the Office for Learning and Teaching (OLT) an organisation that that has helped to enhance learning and teaching in universities. This means that from 30...

Frozen out: why the GP rebate freeze should matter to you.

May 23, 2016 07:59 am UTC| Insights & Views

It seems as though one of the few clear points of difference between the major parties in this election campaign is the position on the freezing of Medicare rebates. For a very readable background to this issue you can do...

Politicians trashing immigrants and refugees are the real danger to social cohesion

May 23, 2016 04:15 am UTC| Insights & Views

In a bid to defend Immigration Minister Peter Dutton following his controversial comments on refugees, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in a Fairfax op-ed made unjustifiable claims about the relationship between his...

Should Wayne Rooney play in Euro 2016?

May 23, 2016 00:48 am UTC| Insights & Views Sports

Just as quickly as the English Premier League came and went, the European Championship in France approaches. In the build up it is likely that there will be a long and hard debate over whether the captain, Wayne Rooney,...

How designing smarter textile tech can help people living with dementia

May 23, 2016 00:45 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology Health

We all expect to have the right to enjoy life from beginning to end; to have fun, laugh and experience pleasurable, playful moments. But what if we are affected by a disease that adversely affects both memory and our...

Indian state elections give Modi a boost – but the country is fracturing

May 23, 2016 00:39 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics

On the face of it, the results of elections in four important Indian states seem like an endorsement of the prime minister, Narendra Modi, and his Baratiya Janata Party (BJP). But scratch the surface, and plenty of other...

Migrant Crisis Series

Fact Check: could someone be extradited without evidence under a European Arrest Warrant?

May 23, 2016 00:31 am UTC| Insights & Views Law

This warrant removes the presumption of innocence before guilt and leaves our nationals vulnerable to being extradited without the production of any prima facie evidence at all. Nigel Farage, leader of the UK...