Achieving well in school, and completing Year 12, have significant employment and earnings outcomes for young people a decade or more after leaving school. Early school leavers have less chance of securing full-time employment, and a problematic early start in the labor market can be difficult...

The changes made to Australian higher education financing in the 1996-97 Budget are arguable the most significant since the abolition of tertiary fees in 1974. This paper examines the nature and extent of the changes in terms of what they mean for students enrolling for the first time in 1997...

It is shown, both theoretically and empirically, that failure to take age at arrival into account leads to some bias in estimates of earnings change with years since migration. In addition, the analysis reveals that results are sensitive to the approach taken to inclusion of information on...

It is opportune to esplore the conceptual basis of Higher Education Contribution Scheme, examine its revenue and practical implications, and ask if its institutionhas diminished the access of the disadvantaged to Australia's higher education system.

On the past decade, higher eduction has undergone a massive expansion. As a result of this growth, and the way in which it has taken place, attention needs to be given to a whole range of issues. These include : scale of higher education, funding, university/government relations, research,...