A royal baby has just arrived and has been named. We have the freedom to celebrate as we choose. Our elected Prime Minister will soon be announced. We have the freedom to vote as we choose. If the expression of…
Category: Current Affairs
Multiculturalism: Did Australia Get It Wrong?
In 1973, Al Grassby, the Minister for Immigration in Gough Whitlam’s Labor Government, introduced the term multicultural to describe Australian society. Although it was true that our population was comprised of people who represented different cultures, it was also clear that Australia had always…
To Educate or Indoctrinate: Who’s taking the RAP?
On 1 January 2019, implementation of the National School Reform Agreement (NSRA) came into force. It has one objective: “Australian schooling provides a high quality and equitable education for all students”. Achievement of the NSRA faces three major challenges. First,…
Dental Decay: Something is Rotten In The State Of Victoria
Elections. They bring promises and disappointments at best, and divisiveness at worst. The tag line for the Labor Party’s campaign in Victoria was ‘Delivering for all Victorians’. The closing statement in the Victorian Premier’s victory speech was ‘The next four years will…
Remaining Abreast of Equality
The concept of quality is a fascinating one. Although many inequalities have been rectified over time – and rightly so – the truth is, absolute equality will never be possible. It might even be true to say that the more strenuously people seek equality, the more divided society becomes. Earlier this year Australian Senator Larissa Waters stepped on to the world stage by breastfeeding while in Parliament. Women’s rights…