The division within the Anglican church is a result of the church’s failure to make a firm stance on same-sex marriage and decades of disagreements on homosexuality, an Australian commentator says. It comes after conservatives in August formed a breakaway diocese, which they described as a “lifeboat” for faithful Anglicans who are distressed by the…
Church’s Compromising on Same Sex Marriage Debate Drives Division: Commentator
Wage Increase for Teachers a Short Term ‘Band-Aid’ Solution for Education Sector: Expert
July 7, 2022
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One Australian expert says wage increases for teachers are not a silver bullet for resolving the myriad problems facing the New South Wales’ education sector. His comment comes after tens of thousands of teachers on June 30 walked off the job in the biggest teacher strike in the state in over 20 years demanding better…
Australian Housing Market Softens Because of Interest Rate Rises
Australian national house prices have dropped for the first time in nearly two years as economists said rising interest rates started to impact the housing market. The CoreLogic home value index dipped by 0.1 percent in May, the first fall recorded since September 2020. This was attributed to the monthly losses in Sydney and Melbourne-Australia’s…
Australian Government Urged to Increase Funding to Save Public Universities: Report
A new report has called for the federal government to increase funding for higher education to help universities recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and allow domestic students to receive free undergraduate education. In its latest report (pdf), the Australia Institute, a public policy think tank based in Canberra, said that the government could save public…
Government Should Not Fund Australia Universities to Create More Places: Academic
March 31, 2022
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A distinguished scholar has advised the Australian government against giving the country’s 38 public universities more money to expand the number of places and instead suggested that improving the management of universities’ funding would be a “cost-effective” way to tackle the problem. Salvatore Babones, an Adjunct Scholar at the Centre for Independent Studies (CIS) and…
150 Groups Call for More Social Housing in Australia, Economist Disagrees
March 23, 2022
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Over 50 percent of renters living in major capital cities face “housing stress,” according to figures from advocacy group Everybody’s Home, prompting 150 organisations to call for the government to invest in more social housing. According to the latest data, renters in outer suburban and coastal areas suffered the most from rent hikes and housing stress—which…
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