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Failed Federalism

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Feb 252013
 

This morning on Radio National Breakfast I heard yet another example of the moribund state of Federalism, co-operative or otherwise, within our democracy.

 Posted by Niall Cook at 10:58  Tagged with: education, Election2013, OzPolitics, politics, social conservatism

Why? A Simple Enough Question

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Sep 032012
 

I’ll pose the simple question from the outset. Why should my tax-payer dollars be directed towards private, non-government education institutions?

 Posted by Niall Cook at 11:17  Tagged with: education, Oz Politics, OzPolitics

Of Readin’ an’ Writin’

 Political, Societal  No Responses »
Aug 222012
 

I’m a Labor voter.

 Posted by Niall Cook at 10:34  Tagged with: education, Gonski, Oz Politics, OzPolitics, politics, social conservatism

So much for standards

 Political, Societal  No Responses »
Jan 292007
 

So when Julie Bishop declares that Aussie Unis only accept students once they’ve achieved international english language standards, she’s being more than a little disingenuous in not addressing the issue raised by professor Birrell’s research.

 Posted by Niall Cook at 16:05  Tagged with: education, OECD, spending

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