We require to find out quick on education quality
Australia’s schools efficiency is not simply frustrating, it is a disgrace (“Why our schools still lag in league tables”, January 24).
Enhancement is long past due and federal governments at all levels and their senior education bureaucrats have much to respond to for. David Gonski had the strategy, however it appears that those in power messed at the edges rather of owning the services recommended.
The additional substantial decrease in efficiency must not be a surprise. Total and particular mentor quality should be raised, and curriculum modifications made.
Which must be done on a nationwide basis rather of each state and area transforming the wheel.
There are now numerous nations carrying out better than we do which should alter for us to remain competitive. Above all, we owe it to our kids to equip them much better than we do now.
Michael Schilling, Millswood, SA
PwC ought to pay a larger cost for breach
When a corporation is big enough, it is possible to make money from dishonest behaviour.
Previous tax partner at PwC, Peter Collins, gets deregistered as a tax representative for 2 years for dripping personal federal government tax law reform details to partners and personnel at PwC (“Tax consultants ‘on notification’ after PwC breach”, January 24).
PwC gets to keep all the earnings it made from choosing up brand-new customers with the dripped info and offering them with suggestions on how to continue evading paying their reasonable share of tax.
Even more, PwC continues to have numerous Commonwealth federal government agreements worth numerous countless dollars.
The Commonwealth federal government ought to a minimum of stop PwC from getting brand-new federal government agreements for a minimum of 5 years to reveal that there are effects for stopping working to avoid dishonest behaviour. Or is this a case of too huge to sanction?
Mark Zirnsak, Tax Justice Network Australia
Voice will not assist repair the genuine issues
It is okay that the Albanese federal government desires the First Nations Voice referendum to be successful, if for no other factor than the prime minister will look quite silly if it stops working. What is not okay is the federal government’s transparent efforts to nobble the No case.
They will utilize taxpayer cash and do what they can get away with to promote a Yes vote, disposing a convention that both No and Yes cases be moneyed in referendums.
They studiously oppose providing the something that every citizen desires: just what are the information of what we will be voting on? It is a bit like purchasing a computer system however not being informed what it can do. “Just purchase it, for paradise’s sake. You will learn what it can do when you get it house.”
They understand they are flogging a loser item, however if they keep peaceful they hope nobody will discover.
Assistants like Noel Pearson do not advance the Voice cause and bleed away a couple of more votes whenever they appear in the media to have a whine. Mr Pearson’s most current effort was essentially psychological blackmail: “If you do not offer us what we desire, we will dislike you permanently.”
Very first Nations individuals are withstanding fixable hardships that the Voice will do absolutely nothing at all to repair. It is a meaningless gesture to soothe terribly notified city culture warriors, who will then desert that cause to welcome another.
Bob Muirhead, Port Melbourne, Vic
Previous deputy PM has a brief memory
John Anderson is being hypocritical in opposing the Indigenous Voice to parliament on the premises of it being “an unique set of plans for one group of Australians”. (“Former deputy PM register to No project”, January 24).
In 2006, the Howard federal government, of which Mr Anderson was a member, enacted an unique law just for Indigenous Australians in the type of the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act.
Tony Gill, Blampied, Vic
Comfort and accept environment modification
Lara Williams’ outstanding piece about humankind’s failure to deal with environment modification highlights some defects in humanity (“What the Kardashians can teach environment activists”, January24).
Our capability to live in a state of rejection through cognitive harshness and failure to act properly in action to the worldwide environment crisis is “paralysing us”.
News that advises us about the broad environment photo requires to be informed, lots of more individual stories of taking action are required in the environment area.
Driving an EV is exciting and enjoyable. Growing veggies with good friends is regenerative and neighborhood structure. Running an all-electric family utilizing tidy renewable resource is low-cost and satisfying. There are numerous favorable chances to engage. Environment messaging ought to be less gloom and more suitable.
Amy Hiller, Kew, Vic
Difficult Djokovic continues keeping
Real, Novak Djokovic is not a simple chap to like sometimes. The “Joker” is no simple “Jack”, in the pack, when it comes to elite expert tennis!
Apart from his natural skill, this male makes superhuman efforts– with gruelling, limitless and satisfaction time-sapping hour upon hour/day after day/year after year of practice and physical training sessions.
Howard Hutchins, Chirnside Park, Vic