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Childcare deserts deny opportunity and drive inequality. We need accessible childcare for all as party of a Baby and Toddler Guarantee - with lower-income families included in the extension of funded hours. Mitchell Institute 🔎 Sarah Corker ✍️ Early Education and Childcare Coalition 📢

Of the nine nations in Mitchell Institute's world-first study into childcare access England ranks 8th and the worst in the UK.

“The disparity within the early learning sector across England tells a story of inequality, with affluent families living in wealthier parts of the country having access to a greater quantity of early year care." - Associate Professor Peter Hurley vu.edu.au/mitchell-insti…

Why should we care about childcare access - it matters! It matters for female workforce participation and child development. World-first VU Mitchell Institute research looks at childcare access across nine nations down to the suburb level.

The latest from Mitchell Institute’s Melissa Tham dives into the government’s newly released report on early childhood education and care in Australia. Victoria University Productivity Commission #ECEC

Catch up with the first in our Autumn Webinar Series: How will they do it? Exploring Labour’s plans for early years. Our expert panel discussed the new government’s plans for 3,000 new nurseries based in primary schools and what succesful delivery would look like. Panelists

Our Pathways in Place team have launched a survey designed to help us understand how organisations support Australian youth. If you work with or service young people and want to share your insight, please get involved! pathwaysinplace.com.au/victoria-unive…

The Labor government has revived international enrolment caps via a newly announced ministerial directive. Read the latest on what this means c/o the Mitchell Institute’s Peter Hurley and Melinda Hildebrandt in The Conversation: Victoria University theconversation.com/international-…

The Albanese government has pledged two major changes to ECEC ahead of the 2025 federal election: 3 days of childcare a week and 160 new centres. What will this mean for families? The Mitchell Institute's Peter Hurley, Melissa Tham & Melinda Hildebrandt discuss. shorturl.at/qN1NW

The latest Mitchell Institute Pathways in Place Blog from Dr Amy Mowle dives into the systemic challenges facing academia, from the rise of paper mills to "publish or perish" culture. pathwaysinplace.com.au/victoria-unive…

Families have saved almost $50 a week on childcare since a 2023 subsidy expansion. While this has provided much-needed financial relief to parents, it might not enhance access to early childhood education and care, says MI's Peter Hurley. canberratimes.com.au/story/8877147/…

I joined Trevor Chappell on ABC Overnights yesterday morning to talk about the pathways to higher education for mature-age students. There were so many wonderful calls from people of all ages. Please listen (from 2:26): abc.net.au/listen/program…

One in four Aussie kids report being regularly bullied at school. The life-threatening consequences of this are a devastating reality that the federal government wants to combat- but how will they achieve this? theconversation.com/theres-a-new-r…

Congrats to MI's Dr Elizabeth Knight, who has been named in the top 25 higher education researchers by academic publication and citation in this 2020-24 bibliometric study: open-publishing.org/journals/index… Read some of Lizzie's work on educational equity here: doi.org/10.1080/088412…

The Mitchell Institute is proud to announce the publication of our latest research in the Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management- 'Mid-level qualifications in the divided tertiary education systems in Australia and England', read it here: doi.org/10.1080/136008…

New analysis from the Mitchell Institute shows 14 unis would lose 80k students & $2.9B under the Coalition’s proposed cap on international enrolments. Our Policy Fellow Melinda Hildebrandt breaks down the numbers in the Financial Review. #AusPol 🔗 afr.com/politics/feder…

🚨 Research release: The achievement gap starts before preschool. By age 2–3, children from disadvantaged backgrounds are already behind, and the gap only continues to grow. We need earlier, fairer, child-centred and needs-based support. Full report: shorturl.at/46pQF

A child's socioeconomic background can have a huge impact on their success at school. New Mitchell Institute research shows gaps start at 2-3 years old. We must ensure educational equity so every young person has the chance to thrive at school & beyond. bit.ly/42ssnfA

New research from the Mitchell Institute explores the tertiary education policy battleground ahead of the May 3 election. Our Melinda Hildebrandt dives into the issues for ABC News. Read more: vu.edu.au/about-vu/news-… Victoria University #auspol #Election2025

'International students in Australia had been used for quite some time as a form of an export industry — the same way they're promoting the sheep industry, it's been the same with international education' says MI's Prof Peter Hurley in the The New York Times. nytimes.com/2025/04/27/wor…