There is a growing number of ‘super-sized’ schools. Does the number of students matter?
LBeddoe/Shutterstock Earlier this week, The Sydney Morning Herald reported one of Sydney’s top public high schools had more than 2,000 […]
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Australia is forecast to fall 262,000 homes short of its housing target. We need bold action
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NZ Budget 2025 at a glance: follow the money here
Finance Minister Nicola Willis delivers her budget address in parliament. Getty Images Finance Minister Nicola Willis delivered a pragmatic budget
NZ Budget 2025: tax cuts and reduced revenues mean the government is banking on business growth
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Interest rates are coming down. Here’s what homeowners should know about refinancing
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NZ Budget 2025: science investment must increase as a proportion of GDP for NZ to innovate and compete
Shutterstock/Olivier Le Queinec A lack of strategy and research funding – by both the current and previous governments – has
The public service has a much smaller gender pay gap than the private sector. It’s a big achievement
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‘Outdated and irrelevant’: what do young Australians think of their schooling?
LBeddoe/Shutterstock Australia’s school system – and whether it is doing its job – is often under the microscope from politicians,
Victorian budget has cash to splash on health, transport but new levies, job cuts, rising debt signal pain ahead
There was not a lot of cheer in the media reporting ahead of the 2025/6 Victorian budget released on Tuesday.
AI may be exposing jobseekers to discrimination. Here’s how we could better protect them
Studio Romantic/Shutterstock Artificial intelligence (AI) tools are rapidly transforming the world of work – not least, the process of hiring,