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| Subject: Disgusting: OZschwitz PM proposes truancy enforcers for indigenous communities Fri Dec 13, 2013 10:30 pm | |
| Prime Minister Tony Abbott has suggested using ''truancy officers'' to ensure that all indigenous children go to school. He has also said his paid parental leave scheme will be extended to cover all state public sector workers.
The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) met in Canberra on Friday, just days after Holden announced plans to end its Australian operations in 2017.
The mood was far more collegial than when state and territory treasurers met a few weeks ago to discuss the government's surprise changes to the Gonski school funding reforms.
The National Disability Insurance Scheme, the government's paid parental leave scheme, indigenous Australians, environmental regulation and the future of the country's automotive industry were discussed at the meeting.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/national/tertiary-education/pm-proposes-truancy-officers-for-indigenous-communities-20131213-2zcvu.html#ixzz2nPsZMoI6 |
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