The NSW Government has released the interim report from the review into the state’s vocational education and training sector. A key election commitment of the NSW Government, the interim report makes seven recommendations for rebuilding TAFE NSW and strengthening the wider vocational training sector.

Governments seeking to implement public health policy often face intense lobbying from industries vying to protect commercial interests. This article outlines some insights into ways in which governments can strike the right balance to deliver better health and social outcomes, and how public health advocates can ensure their voices are heard.

This paper measures the attitudes of Australians towards the relative merits of public versus private education, and evaluates those findings according to the established literature and data available about actual strengths and weaknesses of the two different systems.