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New Perspectives essay on the future of Australian schooling
Secondary schooling and the education revolution: Looking for means towards the end? authored by Professor Jack Keating from the University of Melbourne is the second essay in the Whitlam Institute's Perspectives series. The essay argues that a genuine education revolution cannot be achieved without structural reform of schooling in Australia.

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Governing the Economy Video Footage Now Online
All presentations from the Governing the Economy Symposium are now available to watch on the Whitlam Institute YouTube Channel.

Speakers included:
Dr Ken Henry, Secretary, Australian Treasury (pictured)
Gary Banks AO, Chair, Productivity Commission
Professor Warwick McKibbin, Director, Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis, ANU; Board Member, Reserve Bank of Australia
Bernie Fraser, Former Treasury Secretary and Former Governor, Reserve Bank of Australia
A Question of Balance

The Whitlam Institute, together with its project partners the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) and the UWS Social Justice & Social Change Research Centre have just released A Question of Balance: principles, contracts and the government-not-for-profit relationship.

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Getting to Grips with the Economy DVD-ROM Available Now!

The Whitlam Institute and the UWS School of Economics and Finance presented a series of topical, educational forums at Riverside Theatres, Parramatta in 2009 to help increase understanding and debate about the state of the Australian economy, the implications for us all, and what Australia’s economic options are in the context of the continuing and dramatic global economic turmoil. The DVD-ROM from the series is now available to order. 

$25.00 (incl GST and postage) for Australian orders only

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Mrs Prime Minister - Public Image, Private Lives
A Museum of Australian Democracy Travelling Exhibition

This touring version of one of Old Parliament House’s most popular exhibitions introduces visitors to the 25 remarkable women who have filled the role of prime minister’s wife from 1901 to 2007.

Open from September 11, 2009 to October 2, 2009
10am - 4pm, Monday - Saturday
Female Orphan School Gallery (Building EZ), Parramatta Campus, University of Western Sydney