Professor Stephen Parker AO, Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Canberra, presented the keynote address to the TJ Ryan Foundation's second anniversary event held in Brisbane on Tuesday, 16 February 2016. The TJ Ryan Foundation is a progressive think tank focussing on Queensland public policy and public administration. Professor Parker's speech addressed changes over...

Tax reform is very much on the agenda, despite the PM backing away from a GST increase. Many experts point to the tax concessions enjoyed by wealthy Australians as a good place to start. Keri Phillips reports. In Australia, the federal government raises most of its money through three kinds of taxes—personal income tax, company...

The Victorian Government is developing a Victorian Gender Equality Strategy. Advancing gender equality increases women’s safety, security and wellbeing by encouraging a society based on respect and equality. Gender equality also has tangible benefits for Victoria’s social and economic prosperity, as more women are supported to reach their potential. Gender inequality affects women in all...

The Power of Flexibility is the fifth in a series of landmark gender parity surveys by global management consulting firm Bain & Company and Chief Executive Women, Australia’s pre-eminent organisation of 360–senior women leaders.

This research paper, written by Emeritus Professor Alan Reid from the University of South Australia, describes: Australia’s inequitable schooling system and explains how this has happened The consequences of having inadequate resources for children in need, the majority of whom are in public schools The need for Australia to support, nurture and strengthen our public...