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Home Parliamentary Business Committees Senate Committees Senate Standing Committees on Education and Employment Better and Fairer Schools (Funding and Reform) Bill 2024 [Provisions] Better and Fairer Schools (Funding and Reform) Bill 2024 [Provisions]

Better and Fairer Schools (Funding and Reform) Bill 2024 [Provisions]

REPORT - November 2024

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Full Report (PDF)

Contents

Members
Chapter 1 - Introduction
  • Purpose of the bill
  • Context of the bill
  • Key provisions of the bill
  • Financial implications
  • Consideration by other parliamentary committees
  • Conduct of the committee's inquiry
Chapter 2 - Key issues
  • General views on the bill
  • Comments on specific aspects of the bill
  • Committee view
  • School funding and reform impasse
  • Proposed school reforms are inadequate
  • Coalition record
  • Conclusion
  • The Shortfall in Public School Funding
  • Disparity in Funding for Public and Private Schools
  • The Negative Impact on Teachers and School Staff
  • Impact on Disadvantaged Students
  • Better and Fairer Schools (Funding and Reform) Bill
  • Conclusion
Appendix 1 - Submissions and additional information
Appendix 2 - Public hearings
Appendix 3 - 13 November 2024 public hearing Hansard transcript
In this section
  • About this inquiry

    Inquiry into the Better and Fairer Schools (Funding and Reform) Bill 2024 [Provisions].

  • Chapters
    • Chapter 1 - Introduction
    • Chapter 2 - Key issues
  • Other information
    • Members
    • Coalition Senators' additional comments
    • Australian Greens' dissenting report
    • Appendix 1 - Submissions and additional information
    • Appendix 2 - Public hearings
    • Appendix 3 - 13 November 2024 public hearing Hansard transcript
Full Report (PDF)
758 Submissions
1 Public hearings
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