Since Gough died the other day there seems to be one great achievement left to be recorded – it seems to me that his passing has revitalised a broad desire to change for the greater good – apart from the standard detritus from the Cabinet we’re seeing many more elected officers standing for what’s right […]
Pyne curriculum review prefers analysis-free myth to history By Tony Taylor, University of Technology, Sydney Education Minister Christopher Pyne launched his review of the Australian Curriculum last week and, as expected, the recommendations for the teaching of history left a lot to be desired. Stuck in its “Judeo-Christian” time-warp, the history review is in part […]
“Water and sanitation problems have reached boiling point: children are dying unnecessarily at the rate of 20 jumbo jets crashing every single day.” Ravi Narayanan UNEP DHI Eco Challenge 2015 October 2014 – March 2015 Tell your teacher friends and colleagues We hope you will all be spreading the word and will be helping to […]
My daily work routine over the past decade has become an increasingly global and collaborative undertaking. As a member of a few of the the Badge Alliance working groups it is gratifying to see such a huge set of outcomes from such a dedicated collaborative. The Badge Alliance is a very dynamic and productive transdisciplinary […]
By John Mendoza, University of Sydney Mental health disorders are the greatest contributor to the burden of disability and the third largest contributor to the burden of disease after all cancers and all cardio-vascular diseases. But unlike the progress we have made over the past 30 years in both cancer and CVD, life expectancy for […]
By Sophie Lewis, Australian National University and Sarah Perkins 2013 was Australia’s hottest year on record, but how much of that was due to human-caused climate change? Today scientists publish five research papers that reveal the extent of human influence on Australia’s extreme climate conditions in 2013. The papers are published in the latest issue […]
By Julian Meyrick, Flinders University Drama and its core principles are to be found in theatres while the real world goes on outside, right? Wrong. And recent events bear this out. Dramaturgy is the art of managing events in time for the benefit of their greater meaning and impact: if drama is the substance of […]
By Chris McGrath, The University of Queensland The Queensland government has recently removed long-standing public rights to object to mines. In shades of the Bjelke-Petersen era, Queensland mines minister Andrew Cripps made fundamental changes one minute before the bill was passed by the Parliament at 11:57pm, just shy of midnight. The changes broke promises that […]
Curtin University is proud to announce that it is the Australian organiser for participation in the 2014 UNEP-DHI Eco Challenge 2.0. Water is essential for all life as we know it. A simple fact that sometimes feels forgotten as political and commercial interests take priority. UNEP-DHI Eco Challenge 2.0 provides an exciting and authentic learning […]
University cuts take gloss off school package By Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra Prime Minister Julia Gillard aims to sign a critical mass of states up to her education plan before June 30. AAP/Joe Castro The argument that the government has muddied its education message by cutting university funding as part of its package to […]