The federal government is unambiguous about the need for more nurses, builders and electricians. But the plan to find and fund these workers is less clear.
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Free TAFE has opened the door to thousands more Australians. But getting people through the door is only half the job.
The federal government has set aside $3.6 billion over the next two years for early educator pay. But what happens after that is not yet clear.
Long wait lists are the latest symptom of the aged care crisis. But this issue seems to be anything but a political priority.
We finally have more detail on how Thriving Kids will work. But families of kids with autism and developmental delay may still be wary.
Trump’s war on science is threatening even Australian research projects. So why does a growing pot of medical research funds remain unallocated?
In an election year, federal budgets are rarely huge surprises. Here’s a list of funding announcements the government has already made.
What is a menopause health assessment? And how will it improve the health care women receive during this stage in their lives?
Federal grants and contracts are a major source of funding for nonprofit services in the US.
By relying heavily on privately run organizations to deliver social services, the government employs fewer people, reducing the size of its bureaucracy. But these partnerships can flounder.
A huge investment in building an unproven quantum computer may help local science and industry, but the results are far from a sure thing.
The most vulnerable citizens will pay a heavy price.
The deadline to fund the US government is fast approaching, and it will take a Congress seemingly addicted to brinkmanship to keep the government open.
More than a decade of austerity in English local government has squeezed councils to their utter financial limits.
Grouping of high schools in Ghana into categories perpetuates inequalities.
The coronavirus vaccine was developed faster than any vaccine in history. It took just 332 days from the first sequencing of the virus genome to the first vaccines given to the public.
Canadians’ publicly funded post-secondary education system has been eroded over time, diminishing the promise it once held to protect people from poverty. We should demand change.
States have stepped in after past crises. but they don’t always stick around.
Artists and entertainers have raised millions of dollars for the current bushfire crisis – so why are they still at the receiving end of so much criticism and so little funding and support?
Ethnic media outlets provide valuable resources for new migrants settling in Australia, but recent government funding decisions suggest they’re not valued as they should be.
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Policy Analyst, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University
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Associate Professor, School of Economics, University of Sydney
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Lecturer, Public Sector Finance, University of Canberra
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Professor of Law and Deputy Director of the Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (CEVAW), The University of Melbourne
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Policy Fellow, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University
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Professor of History, University of Washington
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Associate Professor, Griffith Criminology Institute, Griffith University
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Adjunct Professor, Australia-China Relations Institute, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Political Economy, University of the Witwatersrand
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Lecturer in Science and Technology Policy, University of Manchester
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Geneticist and Group Leader, The John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University
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Professor of Journalism, The University of Melbourne
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Director, Peter Noonan Policy Impact Program, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University
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Assistant Professor of Art Education, Penn State
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Honorary Senior Fellow, The University of Melbourne