State Budget — Body of Work

When 91% Is Not A Pass Mark

In Tasmania, our public schools will not reach 100 per cent of the SRS under the bilateral agreement signed by state and federal Liberal governments until 2027.

Every independent and Catholic school across Tasmania is already at that standard.

More than 70 per cent of Tasmanian students attend public schools, yet these schools attract 10 per cent less funding than their private counterparts.

Can you even begin to imagine if private hospitals received 10 per cent more funding year on year than the public system?

Leadership, Reflection, PoliticsBrian Wightman30 May 2021education, funding, public schools, State Budget, government

R-E-S-P-E-C-T

I felt ashamed.

It was The Examiner's Twitter handle that informed me a car had been stolen. And not just any car. The Northern Suburbs Community Centre car used to assist people to learn how to drive had been pinched - again.

Obviously, feeling ashamed for the behaviour of my fellow humans did not return the car, nor did it solve the problems we collectively face as a society.

And although there must be consequences because criminal behaviour deserves to be punished, gaol time or youth detention will not stop people stealing cars.

Politics, ReflectionBrian Wightman16 May 2021community, gaol, learner drivers, community centre, neighbourhood house, men's shed, Child and Family Centre, prevention, budget, State Budget