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National affairs “Irreconcilable breakdown” at Murdoch University Our higher education correspondent 10 November 2014 At the heart of the controversial events at the Perth-based university is the nature of the relationship between chancellors and vice-chancellors National affairs Evidence-free policy: the Pyne reforms to higher education Peter McPhee 1 September 2014 Christopher Pyne says there is no alternative to his deregulatory reforms. The evidence suggests otherwise, writes Peter McPhee Essays & reportage Evolutionary tinkering in revolutionary times Dean Ashenden 15 February 2013 The current system of teacher education isn’t working for many students. Dean Ashenden looks at the alternatives, and their adversaries Essays & reportage Decline and fall? Dean Ashenden 22 November 2012 Twenty-five years ago, John Dawkins dramatically reshaped higher education. His critics still fail to distinguish the good from the bad in his reforms, writes Dean Ashenden