Dr Jennifer Frean

Research Fellow, School of Social and Political Sciences, Faculty of Arts, University of Melbourne

Politics & Society

Analysis

Australian students can read, but they can't spot misinformation

Australia's NAPLAN results show most children meet basic reading standards, but critical literacy skills like analysing and verifying information point to worrying declines

Politics & Society

Analysis

Debate over NDIS budget ignores the cost of workforce exclusion

While arguments continue over the value of the NDIS, deficit-based stereotypes for people with disability are quietly impacting our economy