School students to be taught about Australian freedoms, democracy and ‘fair go’

Freedom, democracy and the ­concept of a “fair go’’ will be taught to all Australian school students after the nation’s ...
The Conversation

There’s a new push to teach Australian students about civics. Here are 6 ways to do it well

Murray Print receives funding from the Australian Research Council. An ARC grant was conducted in association with the Australian Electoral Commission. A federal parliamentary inquiry has just ...
The Conversation

Australian students just recorded the lowest civics scores since testing began. But young people do care about politics

Philippa Collin receives funding from the Australian Research Council, Google, batyr and NSW Health. Australian school students’ civics knowledge is the lowest it has been since testing began 20 years ...
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Top unis have imposed new restrictions on campus protests. What does this mean for students, staff and democracy?

A wave of restrictions on protesting has been rippling through Australia’s top universities. Over the past year, all of Australia’s eight top research universities (the Group of Eight) have ...