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New Curriculum Garners Further Criticism From Faith Based and Indigenous Communities

May 6, 2021
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The Australian national curriculum draft continues to attract criticism for its changes to history and civics, which has removed references to Australia’s democratic and Christian heritage and increased the amount of content relating to the perspectives of Aboriginal Australians. Jacinta Collins, the executive director of the National Catholic Education, said the Catholic sector supported the review’s…

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Newly Proposed Curriculum Faces Harsh Criticism For Removing the History of the Western World and Democracy

April 30, 2021
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The newly proposed changes to the Australian curriculum, which removes references to the nation’s democratic and Christian heritage, have been strongly criticised by experts and educators, with some calling the proposed changes “radical left-wing.” The Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) revealed its proposal yesterday to increase the amount of content on culture, history, and…

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Australian Curriculum to Give Greater Emphasis on First Nation Australians

April 29, 2021
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Schools around Australia will now prioritise teaching the culture, perspectives, and history of ‘First Nation Australians’ in the subjects of History, and English under a newly proposed curriculum that has been opened up for public review. Under the new curriculum, students will learn that about ‘First Nation Australians’—the new term for indigenous Australians—perceived the First Fleet’s…

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Australian Education Performance ‘Declining Across the Board’: Education Minister

March 15, 2021
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The average Australian 15-year-old is now around one academic year behind those of the same age from two decades ago, says the federal education minister. Alan Tudge says despite the 38 percent increase in education funding over the last decade, education performance has dropped “in both absolute terms and relative to other countries.” Australian students…

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