A file image of David Gonski at a press conference with Malcolm Turnbull. Photo: AAP/Joel Carrett

Opinion

Don't "privatise" our public schools

If public schools are forced to operate like their private counterparts we will lose much that is valuable about our public education system, writes Alan Reid.

News

Feds to release new school funding figures

Students, parents and teachers will know in coming days exactly how much the Federal Government’s new funding plan will benefit their schools.

News

"Gonski 2.0": Turnbull boosts school funding

All but 24 of the wealthiest schools across the country will get a boost in funding under a new plan described by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull as “Gonski 2.0”.

Opinion

Election result ‘could help revive Gonski’

Reviving Gonski would improve the education results of struggling South Australian schools and address entrenched disadvantage, writes Matt Osborn.

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Shorten plays to Labor’s strengths in budget reply

There were three competing and conflicting narratives in the Coalition’s budget. First, there was the narrative that Malcolm Turnbull and colleagues have been playing up – that their budget built on tax cuts for middle-income earners and small (and not-so-small) business – was part of their long-term plan for economic growth.