A snap-back in the Paris climate accord?

There may not be a “snap-back” in the Australian economy as Covid-19 fades, but one may well happen somewhere else: in the Paris Agreement on climate change.

Strong need to revitalise professional music education

Our conservatoriums of music have not done well since John Dawkins merged them into universities 20 years ago. They have become internationally uncompetitive in the teaching hours they provide, especially one-on-one hours, argues Ralph Evans.

I had the privilege to chair the taskforce that produced the report "20 Years after the Dawkins Report – Tertiary Music Education in Australia".  I am not part of the music world, but just one of the great unwashed, a business person who became involved through chairing the Board of Advice at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.

Recently, I was prompted to reflect on the background to the situation the report examined.