The abolition of external exams brought an end to gains in equity and the meritocratic principle that characterised Australian education in the post-war years. The system encouraged students to strive and identified their relative abilities. This should not have been grounds for complaint, yet it was scrapped as an unconscionable burden. The result has been tragic
The world awaits the decision of Australia’s voters, on October 14th, of a long-time coming reconciliation with the nation’s Aboriginal peoples, Torres Strait