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Books & arts Up to a point, Professor Hamilton Frank Bongiorno 8 March 2018 Books | Has Clive Hamilton written what one critic called a “McCarthyist manifesto”? Books & arts Diversity… for the others Dean Ashenden 24 January 2018 Books | A senior vice-chancellor argues for big changes in tertiary education — but not in universities Essays & reportage Red pen on academic freedom? John Fitzgerald 21 September 2017 Australian universities need to guard against the possibility that collaborations with their Chinese peers could undermine free enquiry Essays & reportage Powerhouse or gravy train? Dean Ashenden 15 June 2016 Credentialism has distorted the direction and basis of half a century’s education and training policy, argues Dean Ashenden

National affairs The empire strikes back Dean Ashenden 22 February 2015 Christopher Pyne’s teacher education review wants serious reform, but it may serve to protect the monopoly that produced the problems, writes Dean Ashenden Essays & reportage What makes a MOOC? Daniel Nethery 27 January 2015 Anyone for astrophysics, statistics or Japanese art? Daniel Nethery samples the evolving offerings of massive open online courses 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

National affairs Another blow to democracy in universities Paul Rodan 20 December 2012 Removing staff and student representatives from university councils in Victoria threatens scholarly values and independent criticism, argues Paul Rodan 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 National affairs Whose university website? Dean Ashenden 5 April 2012 One vital question has been overlooked in the coverage of the federal government’s My University website, writes Dean Ashenden. Why duplicate a service that already exists? National affairs “Asianising” education: the China option? Antonia Finnane 26 March 2012 If we want to engage or compete with universities in Asia, we need to be clear about the aims of our own education system