I am appalled at reports that Mr McKim has shamelessly re-named a taxpayer-funded student award for outstanding achievement in order to peddle his Green ideology. It has been a longstanding tradition that each year the Education Minister provides an award for outstanding achievement at school assemblies around the state. This year we have been told [...]
Education spending drop hurting Tasmanian students
A drop in education spending is hurting Tasmanian children. A report showing that Australian Governments are spending a lower proportion of their budgets on education is made worse given the extent of recent budget cuts already being felt through the state’s education system and those which come into effect in January 2012.
Liberals stand up for non-Government schools: unfair funding cut a double whammy
The Liberals oppose Mr McKim reducing the funding ratio to non-government schools and we have moved a motion in parliament this week condemning the Government’s betrayal of the 30 per cent of families who choose a non-government school. The Liberals have fought tooth-and nail for our public schools around Tasmanian – especially those under continued [...]
Cost of failed Education experiments = school cuts and closures
The cost of failed education experiments on Tasmanian schools children has left the Government desperate to recoup cash by closing schools and cutting teacher numbers. The Government’s Preliminary Outcomes report has revealed operating costs in the Department of Education were $113 million higher than budgeted for in 2010-11 with over $70 million relating to the [...]
Liberals to oppose disastrous forestry agreement
The Liberals will oppose the disastrous forest deal, which will destroy Tasmanian’s economy, trading $700 million in economic activity per year for just $7 million in compensation. Labor’s forestry deal is the biggest act of economic vandalism that Tasmania has ever seen and we will not support it.
