Tales from the Quadrangle Tasmanian parliamentary review defends university’s core functions against corporatisation. Finally. Someone in government gets it. The Tasmanian Parliament’s Select Committee’s report on the operation…Graeme TurnerJanuary 20, 2025
The Shrinking Nation Two types of authenticity, and a new twist to Albo’s tale Maybe I’m slow, but I’ve only just noticed this. The story of a failed Albanese…Graeme TurnerJanuary 7, 2025
The Shrinking Nation Imagined Communities 2.0: Media, information and a diminished political culture The Lucky Country is perhaps the most iconic of our catalogue of ‘state of the…Graeme TurnerNovember 28, 2024
The Shrinking Nation From the Lucky Country to the Shrinking Nation Quite a journey This year is the 60th anniversary of the publication of Donald Horne’s…Graeme TurnerOctober 27, 2024
The Shrinking Nation Finding a scapegoat: What was the cap on international enrolments really about? The nominated purpose of the federal government’s legislated cuts to international student enrolments in Australian…Graeme TurnerSeptember 14, 2024
The Shrinking Nation Is this the most disappointing government ever? Doing nothing, not much, or just not enough If you follow the shifts in the…Graeme TurnerAugust 15, 2024
Tales from the Quadrangle Universities Australia grows a spine ATEC discussion paper gets a resounding smackdown. In recent years, the university sector has behaved…Graeme TurnerJuly 30, 2024
Tales from the Quadrangle The traditional university is on its deathbed. Should we care? There can’t have been many worse times for taking on the task of defending the…Graeme TurnerJuly 12, 2024
The Shrinking Nation The Accumulation of Misery and Zombie Economics It is telling that complexity scientist, Peter Turchin, has to go back to the deep…Graeme TurnerJune 4, 2024
The Shrinking Nation Dutton Rising. The power of constant attack There are some things in the Shrinking Nation that are not shrinking. There…Graeme TurnerMay 3, 2024