Talking Point: Take debate coming, ready or not THAT the Australian Federation suffers from severe fiscal imbalance has been long understood. The states and the territories depend on the Commonwealth for a large part of education and health funding. In proposing that states have access to income taxes, Mr Turnbull correctly emphasises inefficiencies arising from […]

ISC Affiliated Researchers Lisa Denny and Brendan Churchill have published a paper in JAYS entitled ‘Youth employment in Australia: A comparative analysis of labour force participation by age group’. You can read the full version here  

Jayde Roberts, Lecturer in Asian Languages and Studies, has been selected as a Fulbright U.S. Scholar for Burma/Myanmar for 2016 to 2017. She will be in Yangon/Rangoon from November 2016 to September 2017. During this period, she will investigate local conceptions of urbanism and work with university students and urban planning officials to undertake Participatory […]

Photographs are windows to our world and a new exhibition is providing an intimate view of the life and times of migrant women in post-war Tasmania. Snapshot Photography and Migrant Women: A Tasmanian Experience is an immersive, multi-faceted exhibition at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery (TMAG) featuring thousands of photographs displayed across four purpose-built […]

Thanks so much to Dr Darrin Durant from the University of Melbourne who presented our Friday Seminar Series today on the topic ‘Theoretically rebooting how we talk about Power and Expertise’. Thanks also to Dr Stewart Williams (UTAS) for chairing the session. Our next Friday Seminar will be held after Easter. On Friday 15 April, […]

By Dr Glenn Kefford While the electoral prospects of the Palmer United Party (PUP) appear decidedly bleak, one thing remains constant: news about Clive and PUP remains much sought after. The PUP story contains the ingredients of a great political thriller: money, intrigue and corporate interests. Part of this is of course a product of […]