This report debunks claims from Government, Opposition and industry leaders about Australia’s apprenticeship system being in crisis.

Early childhood education and care (ECEC) has experienced a surge of policy attention in recent years at the national and international level.

Previous analysis by the Mitchell Institute has shown a clear disjuncture in Australia’s expenditure on education and training, with spending on schooling and higher education far outstripping spending on vocational education and training. One year on, this trend has intensified. Analysis conducted by the Mitchell Institute in 2014 examined Australia’s expenditure on education and training...

This paper argues that long-held acceptance of student entitlement should be applied consistently across the entire tertiary education system. Overview A clear ‘entitlement’ to public support for school education has been widely accepted policy for more than a century in Australia, but today’s young Australians are growing up at a time when a post‐school qualification...

Education and training is a continuum, from early childhood, through schooling, to tertiary study and training. Yet our public policy and funding settings continue to reflect a piecemeal approach. This analysis and background paper shows that Australian governments are prioritising their investment in some aspects of education over others - with schools and universities the...