The AGE welcomes the passage of the government's Gonski 2.0 model through parliament, arguing it is a testimony to the progress that can come from compromise and pragmatism.
The AGE argues that the Coalition government's success in getting its needs-based education funding package through the Parliament is a testimony to the progress that can come from compromise, pragmatism and focusing on first principles rather than dogmatism and ideology.
The paper points out that the so-called 'Gonski 2.0' is sensible and that is the key reason why the reforms were passed through the parliament. And our lawmakers end several years of bloody battles in which they placed politics above the interests of children, families and educators.
The six-week winter parliamentary break has begun. The AGE hopes politicians are ready to put the public interest above petty politics after the break. And it also hopes other reforms such as aligning energy and environment policy and mandating marriage equality to be dealt with.
