Best education and union reads
Religious discrimination bill will override states equality protections
From The Guardian
The Coalition’s religious discrimination bill could strip states of the power to regulate religious institutions’ hiring practices, equality advocates and the Independent Education Union have warned.
‘Great resignation’ could be coming for schools: report
From Education HQ
Nearly 60 per cent of education workers reported feeling ‘exhausted, stressed or fed-up’ when surveyed – well above the average of 46 per cent.
Why do Australian states need a national curriculum, and do teachers even use it?
From The Conversation
Curriculum debates reflect a “nation’s soul”. They are an insight into what we value.
What Melbourne’s protests mean for the federal election
From The New Daily
Politicians trying to capitalise on the anger of the Melbourne protests will struggle to organise the diverse groups into a unified voting bloc, an expert on the far-right has warned.
QAnon: how the far-right cult took Australians down a ‘rabbit hole’ of extremism
From The Guardian
Conspiracy theories have taken root in Australia, but it doesn’t impact just the converts. For every new believer, there are the friends and family who they’ve shut out
From Global Leaders to Fossil Fools
From Meanjin Quarterly
It’s official. Australia has been deemed the world’s worst performer at COP26. From taking line honours in global democracy at the turn of the twentieth century the nation in 2021 now barely finishes the race on global emissions reductions.
The culture war army prepares for battle
From Crikey
The skirmishes will begin with critical race theory, curriculum and education, and will keep going all the way until the real election campaign begins.
Alan Kohler: Farmers and business demand Morrison give them back their ‘slaves’
From The New Daily
Scott Morrison’s can-do capitalists can’t really do wage rises, not for the past decade anyway.
And now they’re demanding to get their imported ‘slaves’ (aka temporary visa holders) back again, to put a lid on wages.
School curriculum overhaul needed for Australia to find its place in Asia
From Pearls and Irritations
If Australia is going to find its way in its region of consequence, peacefully and prosperously, it is imperative that Asian studies curricula in schools and universities should be recognised, and resourced.
No shortcuts in fight against climate change inaction
From Overland
Forget funny billboards. Previous progressive movements were successful when they employed two things: direct action and organising.
Satirical billboards mocking Australia's climate change efforts appear in Glasgow
From The Glasgow Herald
Australian comedian and ‘investigative humourist’ Dan Ilic purchased the billboard space and crowdfunded to pay for the billboards which ridicule the country’s record on climate change commitments.