Acting Minister for Education

How to fix education: cut tests, defund private schools

In the final part in our series of what the next government should do to save Australian education,

The truth: what our students really learn about Anzac Day

By Alison Bedford and Naomi Barnes

Students taught “hatred” of the nation (even the PM thinks so). Teachers are duds. That’s the backdrop for

How the ARC could destroy our amazing education research

By Anna Sullivan

Australia has an impressive record when it comes to its education research. Our education research is third in

Why is the acting minister trying to damage Australian education?

By Anna Sullivan

Part two of a two-part series in response to Stuart Robert’s comments last week. Yesterday: Rachel Wilson on Dud teachers or a dud minister? Here are the facts Australia is facing a teacher shortage crisis. Schools are struggling to find enough teachers to teach their students. The situation is extremely dire. For example, modelling indicates that

What do you think we’ve got now? Dud teachers or a dud minister? Here are the facts

By Rachel Wilson

Part one of a two-part series in response to Stuart Robert’s comments last week. Tomorrow: Anna Sullivan on how the minister’s comments affects teacher retention. Minister Robert’s comments last week at an Association of an Independent Schools event which claimed public schools are held back by “dud teachers” do more to expose his own bias

Will the curriculum really embrace the true spirit of Anzac?

By Naomi Barnes

Q and A with Anna Clark, author of Making Australian History The “wokeness” of Australia’s National Curriculum has again made headlines and again it is more electioneering. On Friday a Nine newspapers headline claimed the revised version of National Curriculum will elevate Western and Christian heritage. Crikey picked up on the Sydney Morning Herald headline