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    The 2020 Summits

    As strange as it may seem, nobody has created a thread for the 2020 Summit as yet, so I thought that I'd throw one up for discussion (a thread was created for the recent Youth Summit, see here, but come on, who cares about the kids' table, eh? ;). Seriously, there's little point in limiting the...
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    Were the Reds under the bed?

    ASIO kept dirt files on ABC journalists Plug for Dateline. I realise that I could probably spin this thread into a discussion regarding the freedom of the press in Australia (either in general or in an age of 'anti-terror' laws), but I'm sure that there are better articles that could be...
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    Enrol to Vote Week

    Enrol-to-vote advertising push begins An advertising campaign that few would criticise. If you haven't already done so, be sure to enrol soon.
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    Inquiry into Student Income Support

    ABC - Report calls for probe into student poverty Final report (pdf 525kb) Something that may be of interest to many, and I am quite pleased to say that at least the government recognises the need for and supports further investigation into the issue of student poverty and the...
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    Education as "a commodity and industry"

    Even though it is clear that education in general is increasingly becoming a commodity and an industry, do you think that this is something that is of minimal consequence? Is it a commodity to traded and sold off to the highest bidder (with 'equitable' access schemes in place, you would assume)?
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