In 2016, Prime Minster Turnbull suggested that education funding should shift from the federal government to the states if they are able to raise more revenue under his proposed tax plan. The plan was opposed by the Labor and Green parties who argued that it would abandon the need-based funding reforms put in place after the Gonski report was released in 2012. Without federal funding, they argued, states with economically disadvantaged students would fall further behind. Proponent argue that the Department of Education is too large and states would do a better job of managing schools.
@526HK5F2yrs
Some basics should remain centralised, including distribution of water, food, shelter, education and health-care. States should put forth their best plans for delivering high standards of schooling. It appears likely a better model would be central-state collaboration for both education and health. For example, it is incredulous that Australia has 9 different laws regarding abortion in the country in the 21st century!!
@528VPLM2yrs
By and large schools are useless - I would recommend the government gets rid of them
@993L6YP2 days
state governments already determine the distribution of funds to local governments
@98Z6B2H1wk
Government shouldn't exist
@98YJBHR1wk
All school funding should be means-tested. We should also try to amalgamate schools, to reduce costs and ease the teacher shortage.
@98F4TB42mos
If we are all to identify equally as Australians then education needs to be the same across the country so it should remain federal.
In most states, this can be acceptable. However, with the current state of Victorian politics, I think it is safe to stay the way we are.
public schools should be the only ones funded.
No, the states should turn the funding federally instead
to be honest i have no idea what that is but okay...
@964VVWY4mos
Schools are already a state matter constitutionally. However for the states to take a lager role their revenue would need to increase
@95TLN3R5mos
Abolish the state governments
I don't really know what that would mean
@94JV4BP6mos
The government shouldn’t get invoke in education
they already do most of it.
@93TNBJR7mos
They should give the states school funding money and allow the states to divide it equally among the state schools in their state
@93NXG6Y7mos
No, the federal government should get a national curriculum as well as having balanced funding between public and private sectors, so no student will be left behind.
@93GJJHJ8mos
The federal government and the states should split their school funding
@93D5LZ28mos
Australian schooling should be a federal syllabus therefore funded by the Aust government
@9353CF79mos
Public and Private schools should be funded equally
@934XMC59mos
The State Government already funds the majority of public education.
@934SJFF9mos
Not enough knowledge to answer.
@934PYGP9mos
Ultimately, as long as schools are sufficiently funded, I'm not concerned which government it comes from. Perhaps a combination of both would be optimal.
@9342BL79mos
Don’t know what charter schools are. More information needed
@933S6VR9mos
Should be both commonwealth and state.
@933RC799mos
Yes, but education standards should still remain nationalised.
@933LLWL9mos
Changing the responsible government won’t address underlying issues around equity
@9337GBZ9mos
The state system should be abolished and a federation established
@93372QK9mos
No and all schooling should be the same nation wide
@932ZBLT9mos
Im confused on the question
@932WNRS9mos
State govt should be abolished
Yes, but only with a base outline of minimum requirements of equal opportunity and equity to be made available across all schools and students within the state.
@92ZH7P89mos
Federal government should oversee education nationally and take it away from states
@92ZDMK69mos
Government shouldn’t fund schools, education should be privatised. Families could receive an education subsidy from the government to put towards their children’s education.
School funding should be given to the parents (with suitable controls).
@92Z8JGJ9mos
The department does not no what there doing the should be run by teachers at least they know what's schools need and students
Regardless, schools should be well funded.
@92YKYN79mos
The funding should be allocated in the form of vouchers on a per student basis to empower parental choice.
@92YFNP29mos
I would say yes, but Money doesn’t get to base level in QLD
No, but the way in which funding is doled out needs reviewing i.e. private vs state school funding disparities (to state school disadvantage).
@92Y7D7H9mos
Free education for all.
@92XVRH99mos
75% of funding should be provided at a state level the remaining 25% should be provided at a Federal level.
@92X9JD29mos
would the funds get to where they are needed
@92X6Y879mos
No, education should be equal across all states and therefore looked after federally
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