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42nd Parliament: Petitions on issues in the Education policy area


Topics: Allowances | Curriculum | Funding | Other

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Subject Presentation details*
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Allowances

Higher Education Assistance (PDF 62KB)

23 June 2008

41

Response from Minister for Education, dated 3 September 2008 (PDF 112KB)

Public hearing program, 22 October 2008 (PDF 380KB)

Public hearing transcript, 22 October 2008

Changes to Youth Allowance (PDF 55KB)

Mr Chester, 1 June 2009
Mr Chester, 18 June 2009
18 August 2009
14 September 2009

206
4,530
217
168

Response from Minister for Education, dated 13 August 2009 (PDF 255KB)

Response from Minister for Education, dated 29 September 2009
(PDF 265KB)

Public hearing program, 28 October 2009 (PDF 49KB)

Public hearing transcript, 28 October 2009

Changes to the eligibility of rural students for the Independent Youth Allowance
(PDF 57KB)

22 June 2009

265

Response from Minister for Education, dated 24 August 2009 (PDF 207KB)

Public hearing program, 28 October 2009 (PDF 49KB)

Public hearing transcript, 28 October 2009

Changes to Youth Allowance (PDF 57KB)

22 June 2009
18 August 2009
Mr Tuckey, 17 September 2009
23 November 2009
8 February 2010

6,490
3
1,495
216
1,516

Public hearing program, 28 October 2009 (PDF 49KB)

Public hearing transcript, 28 October 2009

Changes to Youth Allowance (PDF 42KB)

Dr Stone, 24 June 2009
Dr Stone, 19 November 2009

3,889
719

Response from Minister for Education, dated 3 August 2009 (PDF 259KB)

Public hearing program, 28 October 2009 (PDF 49KB)

Public hearing transcript, 28 October 2009

Proposed changes to the criteria for independence status for university students (PDF 94KB)

18 August 2009

77

Response from Minister for Education, dated 15 September 2009
(PDF 228KB)

Changes to the qualification criteria for Youth Allowance (PDF 55KB)

18 August 2009

671

Response from Minister for Education, dated 24 September 2009
(PDF 243KB)

Changes to Youth Allowance (PDF 29KB)

19 October 2009
26 October 2009
23 November 2009

692
36
20

Changes to the eligibility criteria for Youth Allowance (PDF 68KB)

Mrs Gash, 27 October 2009

458

Changes to Youth Allowance criteria
(PDF 39KB)

Dr Stone, 19 November 2009

131

Changes to Youth Allowance
(PDF 57KB)

Mr Pyne, 18 November 2009

1,057

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Curriculum

Bilingual education in the Northern Territory (PDF 90KB)

25 May 2009
1 June 2009

771
18

Response from Minister for Education, dated 11 August 2009 (PDF 166KB)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages (PDF 82KB)

1 June 2009

11

Response from Acting Minister for Education, dated 29 July 2009
(PDF 164KB)

Response from Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, dated 10 August 2009 (PDF 114KB)

Response from Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts, dated
19 November 2009 (PDF 120KB)

Biblical truth in the education system
(PDF 24KB)

31 May 2010

49

Response from Minister for Education, dated 17 June 2010 (PDF 90KB)

Asbestos mining and export and the teaching of business ethics (PDF 56KB) Mr Murphy, 3 June 2010
1045
 
Including modern Greek language in the National Schools Curriculum (PDF 27KB)

Ms Vamvakinou, 21 June 2010
Ms Vamvakinou, 24 June 2010

19,067
3,338
 
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Funding

Portability of funding for students with a disability (PDF 38KB)

26 May 2008

485

Response from Minister for Education, dated 15 September 2008
(PDF 106KB)

Public hearing program, 22 October 2008 (PDF 380KB)

Public hearing transcript, 22 October 2008

Public hearing program, 30 October 2008 (PDF 288KB)

Public hearing transcript, 30 October 2008

Funding formula for public schools
(PDF 34KB)

26 May 2008

162

Response from Minister for Education, dated 20 August 2008 (PDF 186KB)

Public hearing program, 22 October 2008 (PDF 380KB)

Public hearing transcript, 22 October 2008

Funding for preschools (PDF 40KB)

Ms Saffin,17 September 2008

369

Response from Minister for Education, dated 2 December 2008 (PDF 257KB)

Public hearing program, 22 October 2008 (PDF 380KB)

Public hearing transcript, 22 October 2008

University funding (PDF 49KB)

Ms Livermore, 25 May 2009

17,354

Response from Minister for Education, dated 13 July 2009
(PDF 296KB)


Public hearing program, 28 April 2010 (PDF 37KB)
Public hearing transcript, 28 April 2010

Funding for Australian Technical Colleges (PDF 61KB)

Mr Ramsey, 16 November 2009

3,934

Response from Minister for Education, dated 21 December 2009 (PDF 125KB)

Funding for National School Chaplaincy Program (PDF 30KB)

Mr Dutton, 26 November 2009

1,114

Response from Minister for Education, dated 5 February 2010 (PDF 337KB)
Response from Minister for Education, dated 24 March 2010 (PDF 100KB)

Funding for National School Chaplaincy Program (PDF 92KB)

8 February 2010

24 May 2010

106

892

Response from Minister for Education, dated 24 March 2010 (PDF 100KB)

Funding for National School Chaplaincy Program (PDF 84KB)

8 February 2010
15 March 2010
24 May 2010
31 May 2010
Mr Scott, 3 June 2010
21 June 2010
Mr Pyne, 22 June 2010

20
75
193
44
2,964
241
52

Response from Minister for Education, dated 24 March 2010 (PDF 100KB)

Funding for National School Chaplaincy Program (PDF 74KB)

22 February 2010

89

Response from Minister for Education, dated 24 March 2010 (PDF 100KB)

Funding for National School Chaplaincy Program (PDF 50KB)

24 May 2010

51

See responses to above petitions on funding for National School Chaplaincy Program

Neighbourhood Model Occasional Childcare Program funding (PDF 45KB) Ms Marino, 24 June 2010
1704
Response from Minister for Employment Participation and Childcare, dated 3 February 2011 (PDF 175KB)
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Other

Indigenous education in the Northern Territory (PDF 90KB)

25 May 2009
1 June 2009

771
18

Response from Minister for Education, dated 11 August 2009 (PDF 166KB)

School and workplace bullying
(PDF 54KB)

24 May 2010

1

Response from Minister for Education, dated 22 June 2010 (PDF 100KB) 

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*Presented in the House of Representatives by the Speaker or the Chair of the Petitions Committee, unless otherwise indicated

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