http://www.thepunch.com.au/tags/funding/ Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/unsexy-forms-of-cancer-deserve-our-attention-too/ Every good marketer will tell you: it’s all about the packaging. In today’s consumerist society, we’ve come to expect that products however basic and functional must be branded in a way that resonates with us through an appealing and somewhat sexy packaging. But can we think along the same lines when it comes to cancer? Should we judge the potency of a cancer based on its packaging and what makes some cancers sexier than other? Is this simply because some cancer types benefit from celebrity endorsement and that in turn makes the cause sexy? Or is it because the more common and widespread the cancer is, the more attention it receives from the media and consumers? Every year we see a wave of support come through for cancer types like leukaemia, melanoma and breast cancer with prolific media coverage and increased public awareness whilst other cancers remain in the background, overshadowed either because they have lower incidence rates or because they occur in parts of the body we shy away from publicising. penberthyd@newsltd.com.au (David Penberthy) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/unsexy-forms-of-cancer-deserve-our-attention-too/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/unsexy-forms-of-cancer-deserve-our-attention-too/#item8470 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 According to the Minister for Sport, Kate Lundy’s office, the estimated government funding of sport for 2011/2012 is estimated to be $348.1million.  Those funds are dispersed through various avenues including grass roots to elite level, anti doping deterrence and education programs for athletes. Meanwhile according to the Cancer Council of New South Wales, the overall government funding of cancer research in 2011 was $159 million nationally with a further $56million from the Cancer Institute in New South Wales. http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/sport-helped-me-fight-cancer/ According to the Minister for Sport, Kate Lundy’s office, the estimated government funding of sport for 2011/2012 is estimated to be $348.1million.  Those funds are dispersed through various avenues including grass roots to elite level, anti doping deterrence and education programs for athletes. Meanwhile according to the Cancer Council of New South Wales, the overall government funding of cancer research in 2011 was $159 million nationally with a further $56million from the Cancer Institute in New South Wales. penberthyd@newsltd.com.au (David Penberthy) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/sport-helped-me-fight-cancer/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/sport-helped-me-fight-cancer/#item8460 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 According to the Minister for Sport, Kate Lundy’s office, the estimated government funding of sport for 2011/2012 is estimated to be $348.1million.  Those funds are dispersed through various avenues including grass roots to elite level, anti doping deterrence and education programs for athletes. Meanwhile according to the Cancer Council of New South Wales, the overall government funding of cancer research in 2011 was $159 million nationally with a further $56million from the Cancer Institute in New South Wales. http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/hey-gillard-leave-the-schools-alone/ The Prime Minister’s decision to throw Peter Garrett, the education minister, a lifeline in the form of Brendan O’Connor to manage the school funding review, chaired by David Gonski, proves how sensitive and potentially politically damaging the issue is. Non-government schools enrolments have surged over the last 15 or so years with much of the increase occurring in low fee paying non-denominational schools in marginal seats that are crucial in any election campaign. During the 2004 election campaign Mark Latham’s hit list of wealthy private schools proved an electoral liability and when education minister, the now Prime Minister Julia Gillard, assured non-government schools and their parents that schools would not suffer financially as a result of the review. penberthyd@newsltd.com.au (David Penberthy) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/hey-gillard-leave-the-schools-alone/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/hey-gillard-leave-the-schools-alone/#item7391 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 According to the Minister for Sport, Kate Lundy’s office, the estimated government funding of sport for 2011/2012 is estimated to be $348.1million.  Those funds are dispersed through various avenues including grass roots to elite level, anti doping deterrence and education programs for athletes. Meanwhile according to the Cancer Council of New South Wales, the overall government funding of cancer research in 2011 was $159 million nationally with a further $56million from the Cancer Institute in New South Wales. http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/whether-public-or-private-our-schools-deserve-a-fair-go/ Last week on The Punch, conservative education writer Kevin Donnelly laid into a report proposing a new model of universal funding for public and private schools. Here, the report’s author, Jennifer Buckingham from the Centre for Independent Studies, sets the record straight. School choice means different things to different people. In essence, it refers to the principle that parents should have the right and the means to choose their child’s school, and that this choice should be not be restricted to government schools. To adhere to this principle, a school funding system must have several key features. First, it must be child-centred. The amount of public funding provided for the education of each student must be based on their individual needs and circumstances. Second, the type of school attended, whether government or non-government, should not affect the level of funding. Third, students should be able to enrol at any school of their choice. And funding entitlements should follow students. penberthyd@newsltd.com.au (David Penberthy) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/whether-public-or-private-our-schools-deserve-a-fair-go/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/whether-public-or-private-our-schools-deserve-a-fair-go/#item7199 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 According to the Minister for Sport, Kate Lundy’s office, the estimated government funding of sport for 2011/2012 is estimated to be $348.1million.  Those funds are dispersed through various avenues including grass roots to elite level, anti doping deterrence and education programs for athletes. Meanwhile according to the Cancer Council of New South Wales, the overall government funding of cancer research in 2011 was $159 million nationally with a further $56million from the Cancer Institute in New South Wales. http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/school-funding-review-faces-an-uphill-battle/ Barely a week goes by without yet another controversy about the funding of schools, most recently over high-fee school profits and school assets. High-fee schools in particular aren’t excited by the prospect of increased scrutiny of either on the My School website. But such scrutiny might be delayed for some time and this might ease their discomfort: In the time it takes to get the information correct they’ll be able to flex their considerable lobbying muscles to make sure it doesn’t happen.  penberthyd@newsltd.com.au (David Penberthy) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/school-funding-review-faces-an-uphill-battle/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/school-funding-review-faces-an-uphill-battle/#item6402 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 According to the Minister for Sport, Kate Lundy’s office, the estimated government funding of sport for 2011/2012 is estimated to be $348.1million.  Those funds are dispersed through various avenues including grass roots to elite level, anti doping deterrence and education programs for athletes. Meanwhile according to the Cancer Council of New South Wales, the overall government funding of cancer research in 2011 was $159 million nationally with a further $56million from the Cancer Institute in New South Wales. http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/education-funding/ Education, especially school funding, is not only a barbecue stopper; it is also a vote changer. Just ask Mark Latham about the impact of the hit list of so-called privileged schools he championed when he was leader of the ALP. No wonder that Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard, on taking over as leaders, rejected the politics of envy and argued in favour of school choice. penberthyd@newsltd.com.au (David Penberthy) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/education-funding/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/education-funding/#item4985 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 According to the Minister for Sport, Kate Lundy’s office, the estimated government funding of sport for 2011/2012 is estimated to be $348.1million.  Those funds are dispersed through various avenues including grass roots to elite level, anti doping deterrence and education programs for athletes. Meanwhile according to the Cancer Council of New South Wales, the overall government funding of cancer research in 2011 was $159 million nationally with a further $56million from the Cancer Institute in New South Wales. http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/review-is-needed-in-the-economics-of-mental-health-systems/ Andrew lived with mental illness and died in 2005. Andrew had schizophrenia, but he did not die from this – he was stabbed to death by his flatmate, who was subject to severe paranoid schizophrenia. The Victorian coronial report found various processes had failed Andrew, putting his life in danger. A community worker had placed Andrew in this situation, despite the risks. penberthyd@newsltd.com.au (David Penberthy) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/review-is-needed-in-the-economics-of-mental-health-systems/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/review-is-needed-in-the-economics-of-mental-health-systems/#item4392 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 According to the Minister for Sport, Kate Lundy’s office, the estimated government funding of sport for 2011/2012 is estimated to be $348.1million.  Those funds are dispersed through various avenues including grass roots to elite level, anti doping deterrence and education programs for athletes. Meanwhile according to the Cancer Council of New South Wales, the overall government funding of cancer research in 2011 was $159 million nationally with a further $56million from the Cancer Institute in New South Wales. http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/dignified-disability-scheme-is-paramount/ God is capricious, arbitrary and callous when it comes to inflicting tragic disabilities on his/her creatures. The question is whether our community is willing to come alongside the victims and their carers and make things better, or whether we, like God, could care less. In a wealthy community such as ours, there is no excuse for leaving those with life-long serious debilitation to do-it-yourself, hand-to-mouth, care plans. penberthyd@newsltd.com.au (David Penberthy) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/dignified-disability-scheme-is-paramount/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/dignified-disability-scheme-is-paramount/#item1840 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 According to the Minister for Sport, Kate Lundy’s office, the estimated government funding of sport for 2011/2012 is estimated to be $348.1million.  Those funds are dispersed through various avenues including grass roots to elite level, anti doping deterrence and education programs for athletes. Meanwhile according to the Cancer Council of New South Wales, the overall government funding of cancer research in 2011 was $159 million nationally with a further $56million from the Cancer Institute in New South Wales.