I am a Finnish citizen, as well as an Australian one. This has meant that when I think about my world, I often also think about what it would be like if I had grown up in Finland instead of Australia. This leads to comparisons of the education systems, health, population size, racism, housing, and tax systems which I believe has expanded my way of thinking.
I find Australia's neoliberal agenda affronting, I am a public school teacher and see the effects of a lack of appropriate funding affecting students and staff daily. I feel confused by how politicians continue to overfund private… Read more
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