February
How not to waste Gonski school funding
Additional federal money may unfortunately extend and expand inefficient and ineffective practices rather than lift the quality of teaching.
December 2024
Dutton coy on nuke details; Qantas farewells Goyder; UK schooner row
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
The two things David Gonski will miss as he exits gallery role
The company director ranks getting consensus on the Archibald Prize as one of his toughest gigs, as he hands over the Art Gallery of NSW chairmanship after 16 years.
October 2024
Government has listened to concerns on merger law reform
The targeted and balanced merger bill will see most mergers approved faster, with more time to consider the contentious ones.
September 2024
Philip Lowe is Barrenjoey’s new inside man
The former RBA governor has joined the board of the bank he once lashed out at, putting them in a penalty box.
Big business called an emergency. The hotel obliged.
No sooner had Business Council of Australia CEO Bran Black declared a national emergency than loud sirens began ringing
August 2024
One in three pupils fails to meet baseline literacy, numeracy
The latest NAPLAN results also reveal a stubborn gap between test results of rich and poor children, highlighting the failure of schools to overcome disadvantage.
July 2024
Time running out to fix school funding sticking point
Here we are, 12 years later, with at least one school generation having finished their education, and there’s still no needs-based Gonski funding for disadvantaged students.
June 2024
‘First draft fairy:’ How corporate lawyers are using game-changing AI
Legal eagles inside some of Australia’s best-known companies are training themselves to stay competitive in the AI era.
Portrait of ‘reluctant sitter’ Tim Winton wins Archibald Prize
Sydney artist Laura Jones has won the $100,000 award for her painting of the writer, who says he looks like he has “the weight of the world on his shoulders”.
December 2023
‘Like Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory’: higher education’s bad year
2023 started well enough but as we hobble to the end of the year vice chancellors are asking: “what the heck just happened”.
October 2023
Gonski and Schott: Chalmers adds firepower to competition review
Highly regarded C-suite alumni Kerry Schott and David Gonski have been appointed to the expert panel advising Treasurer Jim Chalmers on competition.
New Business Council president has a ‘secret sauce’
Sydney Airport boss Geoff Culbert has been appointed to the role as the council refreshes its leadership to navigate crucial policy negotiations with the Albanese government.
Australia’s most powerful directors revealed
As AGM season kicks off, the BOSS index of the country’s most influential board members reveals the era of the all-dominating chairman may be coming to an end.
July 2023
At last, urgent change for education seems possible
Will there finally be progress improving teacher training to ensure quality becomes the standard in Australia not reliant on the dedication of individual teachers?
June 2023
Short, sharp and powerful: Why microcredentials are transformational
Peter Shergold is a central figure in changing the future of education in NSW and says microcredentials are a great benefit to the labour market.
Groundbreaking institutes to build generations of job-ready graduates
NSW has launched two new institutes of applied technology that aim to equip graduates with the tools successful careers.
May 2023
‘I have struggled’: Packer’s $7m mood disorder gift
James Packer’s turbulent personal history with mood disorders and mental health has prompted a generous gift to university research.
April 2023
Influential directors pledge support for Yes vote
A group of non-executive directors say good governance for Indigenous Australians requires proper consultation and engagement.
Stay out of court, says outgoing chief justice
Federal Court chief justice James Allsop is leaving the job convinced that smart business people avoid court.