Anika Stobart – Openforum https://www.openforum.com.au Open Forum offers an independent platform for Australian debate Thu, 28 Mar 2024 22:27:37 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.25 Open and shut case https://www.openforum.com.au/the-case-against-open-classrooms/ Sun, 12 Feb 2023 21:28:18 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=41524 Open plan classrooms are increasingly pushed by trendy education experts, despite every teacher knowing that traditional rows of desks in dedicated classrooms are much better for both pupils and teaching.

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Shutting the trough https://www.openforum.com.au/shutting-the-trough/ Mon, 22 Aug 2022 20:48:11 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=38942 It’s time to take the pork off the table. Better processes and oversight of grant funding would help safeguard the public interest from political self-interest.

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No holds barred in Australian political advertising https://www.openforum.com.au/no-holds-barred-in-australian-political-advertising/ Sat, 16 Apr 2022 21:55:27 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=36968 Australia is awash with political advertising, from the Coalition's use of 'government information' to Clive Palmer's banana coloured blitz, but its contribution to debate is doubtful.

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