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How copyright law is holding back Australian creators
Australian creators struggle to understand copyright law and how to manage it for their own projects. Indeed, a new study has found copyright law can act as a deterrent to creation, rather than an incentive for it.
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Classroom design should follow evidence, not architectural fads
There is limited evidence to support the idea that making physical changes to classrooms boosts learning outcomes. The reason for this is schools are complex places.
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The Cabinet Files show that we need to change the nature of record-keeping
Punishing the person or persons responsible for this week’s Cabinet Files leak does not address the underlying issue. The real problem is that the way governments and businesses keep records is broken.
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How Indigenous knowledge advances modern science and technology
Throughout history, Indigenous peoples have been responsible for the development of many technologies and have substantially contributed to science. Science is the pursuit of knowledge. Approaches to gathering that knowledge are culturally relative. Indigenous science incorporates traditional knowledge and Indigenous perspectives, while non-Indigenous scientific approaches are commonly recognized as Western science. Together, they contribute substantially...
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A high price for policy failure: the ten-year story of spiralling electricity bills
Electricity prices have become a political hot potato, and the blame game has been running unchecked for more than a year, writes David Blowers.