An email to Polytechnic staff has revealed that the recent move to handover state jurisdiction of VET to the Commonwealth will result in less industry courses being offered – in an attempt to keep registration renewal and annual fees down. The Liberals warned Nick McKim last November of the potentially disastrous implications on Tasmanian vocational [...]
Gonski Report response
The Gonski report is welcome because it gets us talking about what schools and students require of us. It’s very poor indeed for Minister McKim to describe the Gonski report as “landmark” and “overdue” when he didn’t even know about it at estimates 2011 – one year after the review had commenced and his Department had made a submission!
Axing of LGH nurses proves Labor-Green priorities are all wrong
The axing of 61 fixed term nurse and allied health positions at the LGH since November 2011 is confirmation that Michelle O’Byrne is continuing to target vital frontline positions in her slash and burn approach to the health budget.
Tasmania’s new mums and bubs the latest victims of Government budget cuts
The Child Health and Parenting Service is the latest victim of Michelle O’Byrne’s savage cuts to the health budget. The Greens and Labor are desperate to prop up their wrecked budget and it is Tasmanian mums and bubs who are now being asked to pay the price.
What teachers need most is certainty
While recognition of our top teachers and more opportunities to up-skill is a positive development, what Tasmanian teachers (and students) need most is certainty and investment in our schools. Let’s not forget Mr McKim has an agenda to blindly close schools to fix his budget black hole and he has taken a slash-and-burn approach to [...]
