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From student to tutor: The VCE tutor marketplace

From student to tutor: The VCE tutor marketplace

With more and more students completing the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) every year, the VCE marketplace for tutors is becoming a growing and highly competitive environment. Each year, high-achieving high school graduates enter the market in hopes of selling their tutoring services to an increasing demand of students who

The disconnect between economic policy and thought

The disconnect between economic policy and thought

One of my old economics lecturers used to advise the government on economic policy. He once told me that presenting economic policy to the government can be very unrewarding. He said that what the government considers to be sound policy is often rejected under the guise of being bad politics.

Do you have what it takes to be a YouTube star?

Do you have what it takes to be a YouTube star?

I’ll admit it. I’ve always wanted to be a YouTube star. I’m almost ashamed to say it, but it’s true. And why not? It seems like a glamorous life. Most of the successful women on YouTube live every little girl’s dream: they try on clothes

Why the gap hasn't been closed

Why the gap hasn't been closed

Last year, the Federal Government withdrew funding for essential services of remote communities in Western Australia. Following this the West Australian Premier Colin Barnett announced in November 2014 a plan to cease supporting and force the closure of 150 remote indigenous communities. The situation seems quite ambiguous: the exact reasoning

To pay or not to pay?

To pay or not to pay?

Thom Yorke was frustrated: Radiohead’s albums kept getting leaked. So, when In Rainbows was released, they let their fans name any price they wanted. Yorke himself said, “Every record for the last four has been leaked. So the idea was like, we’ll leak it, then.” As generous as

Unemployment v Fiscal Instability: Which is the greater threat?

Unemployment v Fiscal Instability: Which is the greater threat?

In the immediate aftermath of the Global Financial Crisis in 2008-09, the main concern for most policy makers was ensuring people were employed. The unemployment rate rose from as low as 4% to almost 6% quite rapidly. After both the government and the RBA took various stimulus measures, this panic