A vision for education
"As a long retired primary teacher, I wish we could focus on schools at the lower end of educational success – not to denigrate, but to build up hope, connection, opportunity and engagement. Instead of jails to accommodate our 'criminal' young people, why not spend valuable government money on centres of education where children who are disadvantaged – possibly through being children of disadvantaged parents – are encouraged to engage in different, more appropriate, learning situations? Where their parents could be involved in the centre with other interested people. Where health workers, mental health practitioners, environmentalists, sports teachers all had a role to play. A 'disadvantaged' school could become a centre of community activity, owned by the community and engaged with the community.
Eutopia I guess."
Judy Hardy-Holden, retired primary school teacher

The world wide web
"I work with remote Indigenous people and their access to digital services is severely restricted. It is difficult to exist without digital access. For research personnel it is almost impossible. I have to send written material for consultation and review via a white worker. This activates inconvenience and individual privacy issues."
Dr Gwenda Baker, historian

Who’s writing these articles?
"When reading some of your articles, a definite leaning towards one party or another is shown by the journalist. I’m not interested in your opinions actually, just good factual journalism in a logical manner would be better. Unless you’ve spent years researching Australian politics, your opinions come across as half-baked and biased."
Ally Bussell
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