Inequity in our education system will not be fixed by tinkering at the edges of the next national school reform agreement. It is no exaggeration to say that public education faces an existential threat if we do not turn this around. This is a critical juncture where the governments of Australia will, in effect, decide whether they are committed to public education or not. It meets 80% of private school SRS funding, and states 20%.Īustralia now has one of the most privatised school systems in the developed world. Since 2013, the commonwealth has contributed a maximum of 20% towards public schools’ schooling resource standard (SRS), while states and territories make up the rest. Speaking at the Australian Education Union’s national conference on Friday, Greens spokesperson for schools, Senator Penny Allman-Payne, said she would introduce the legislation to end “buck passing” between state and federal governments. The Greens will introduce a bill to remove a 20% cap on commonwealth funding for public schools. Greens bill would remove public school funding cap That is why Australia continues to stand with the people and government of Ukraine. And yet they have stood tall, not just in their interest but in the interests of all who hold democratic values so clearly around the world. Atrocities committed by the Russian forces in Ukraine. They have made enormous sacrifice, a sacrifice in lives, a sacrifice in infrastructure, a sacrifice in their standard of living. I want to pay tribute to the courage and resilience and determination of the people of Ukraine, led by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and with such courage, who withstood an invasion by a much larger and more powerful country. The truth is that Russia thought that this war would be over in a few days. Respect for people’s sovereignty and for nation states to be able to determine their own destiny. It was an attack on the United Nations and on the respect that we thought was something that was going to be permanent. It was an attack not only on Ukraine sovereignty, it was an attack on the international rules are based order. It is one year since the illegal and immoral invasion of Ukraine by Russia. The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, is speaking in Wollongong reflecting on the first year anniversary of war in Ukraine with a further $33m pledged in military aid: 00.10 GMT Anthony Albanese pays tribute to Ukraine one year after Russian invasion
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