Over many years I have had personal connections with Barry O’Farrell in my role as a commentator on schooling. He has always supported public schools (sent his children to them) and has always been an upfront and honest politician when dealing with me. I have steadfastly admired him for that. I am very sorry to … More O’Farrell, great supporter of the Gonski reforms, will be sadly missed
It is difficult to believe anything Christopher Pyne and Tony Abbott say about education. Almost every day they contradict themselves and each other. Today just minutes before they were to face a barrage from Bill Shorten in Question Time they did their latest back flip. Now we are supposed to believe they will implement Labor’s … More Another backflip from Abbott and Pyne
I am deeply saddened that Julia Gillard is no longer our prime minister. She has done more for school education in her three years as leader of our nation that any other PM ever has. Under Gillard many public schools got their first new school buildings in decades and this forged fresh connections in school … More Julia Gillard’s vision for schooling will live on
Maralyn Parker 