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Morrison government’s electoral changes worst-ranked piece of legislation: report

Laws passed by the Perrottet and Andrews governments were also given a fail by two think tanks, which found just three pieces of legislation they reviewed followed outstanding processes.

  • Shane Wright

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Western Sydney University vice chancellor Barney Glover will convene a meeting of university bosses next month to decide on a new set of principles for early offers.

Uni bosses move to ‘protect’ HSC as early offers set records

Tens of thousands of university offers were made before this year’s HSC, leading to concerns that some Year 12 students were slacking off before the exams.

  • Lucy Carroll

This review no substitute for a royal commission

Age readers discuss the Shergold report into Australia’s handling of the pandemic.

Former top public servant Peter Shergold led an independent review of how Australia handled the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pandemic review shows royal commission is vital

With almost all COVID restrictions now lifted, it is time for an official inquiry into the way states and the federal government acted.

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An independent review found that schools should not have been closed en masse during the pandemic.

Pandemic review says ‘schools should have stayed open’

Mass school closures hit students in low socio-economic postcodes hardest and contributed to more women than men leaving the workforce early in the pandemic.

  • Chip Le Grand
Melbourne in the midst of lockdown six in August 2021.

‘Fractured’ pandemic response failed the most vulnerable, independent report finds

A panel chaired by former top bureaucrat Peter Shergold recommends an overhaul of pandemic planning before the next public health crisis.

  • Chip Le Grand
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Every arrival to Australia, including citizens, was required to serve two weeks in hotel quarantine.

New inquiry must look at whether our COVID choices were cost-effective

Without an inquiry, we might move on without becoming as wise as we could be from these past two years.

  • Catherine Bennett
Former top public servant Peter Shergold will lead an independent review of how Australia handled the COVID-19 pandemic.

‘Short and sharp’ lessons: Experts to examine how Australia handled pandemic

In the absence of a government review into the COVID-19 response, a trio of philanthropic groups has stepped up with an expert panel.

  • Katina Curtis
Professor Peter Shergold says career advice is needed throughout people’s working lives

From high school to retirement: Career advisers for all workers to drive COVID-19 recovery

Western Sydney University chancellor Peter Shergold the future of the workforce was uncertain and people needed “lifelong career advice” as they navigated changes throughout their working lives”.

  • Alexandra Smith
Australia's top universities say the sector needs reform, and are coming up with their own blueprint

'All over red rover': Top unis drive biggest overhaul in 30 years

The country's top universities say the sector needs to be reformed, but smaller universities argue that will come at their expense.

  • Jordan Baker and Anna Patty

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