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.
McKim refuses to acknowledge impact of school budget cuts on children with special needs
In parliament today the Liberals’ stood up for special needs students who are losing out on teacher aide support next year because of Minister McKim’s heartless cuts to school budgets. Instead of any show of sympathy or regret the Minister instead arrogantly refused to acknowledge there is a problem. Mr McKim is either being dishonest [...]
McKim must re-direct $4 million for extra bureaucracy to school budgets and supporting students with disabilities
Mr McKim has his priorities all wrong. While the Minister defends $4.2 million of funds being spent to create eleven ‘Principal Network Leaders’, students with special needs are missing out because of his cruel funding cuts to schools.
World Teachers Day – a time to recognise and reflect on our great teachers
World Teachers Day is a great time to recognize the positive contribution teachers make to the future of each and every Tasmanian child. Great teachers make learning fun, they inspire, encourage and bring out the best in every child.
Auditor-General slams child protection system
Today’s Auditor-General’s report has once again confirmed that under a Green-Labor Government, Tasmanian children are continuing to fall between the cracks. The Children in Out of Home Care report has shown that the Government is continuing to make the same mistakes over and over again with frontline services suffering as a result. It is clear [...]
