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”, Comment, 11/8) berates the ACTU’s contribution to the upcoming discussion about employment policy, invoking “economics 101” to ridicule its position. But is he not in a time warp of his own?
This does not arise only in opposition. In Australia we have just seen the end of a conservative government that stood for nothing and did virtually nothing in nine years in office. “Teachers colleges” used to be where the majority of teachers trained. The colleges attracted people who were committed to teaching from the outset and willing to spend three or four years to achieve their qualification. They were people who related well to primary age children, or were passionate about helping high school students to explore their specialist subjects.
A weird consolation is that with all the problems the world is facing, it could end before I’m faced with old age. A selfish thought I know.Beijing mouthpieces like to ask Australians how they would react if Tasmania wanted to secede. Surely it is time Australia had a real discussion about the merits and drawbacks of the cliched view that the alliance with the US is the bedrock of our foreign policy?Almost every week we are confronted with yet another sector of the community suffering the consequences of privatised services.
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