Inside the scandal of Australia's forgotten school kids

Inside the scandal of Australia's forgotten school kids
Over the next week, The Australian will report on the funding and systems failures that stem from one in five Northern Territory students effectively having no money spent on their education.

Among the worst-affected are about 400 children learning in ­remote homelands. Many have access only to part-time education, with a registered teacher visiting just once or twice a week.

Many children in homelands are learning in buildings without power or water, and local assistant teachers are left to run classrooms, sometimes for months.

Elders say the existence of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people relied on “our right to care for and be nurtured by country” and that underinvestment in homelands infrastructure, such as schools and housing, had created social issues in larger towns.

They want to return to their homelands, and restore them to their former selves. They know, right now, they can't.

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Inside the scandal of Australia's forgotten school kids
Over the next week, The Australian will report on the funding and systems failures that stem from one in five Northern Territory students effectively having no money spent on their education.

Among the worst-affected are about 400 children learning in ­remote homelands. Many have access only to part-time education, with a registered teacher visiting just once or twice a week.

Many children in homelands are learning in buildings without power or water, and local assistant teachers are left to run classrooms, sometimes for months.

Elders say the existence of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people relied on “our right to care for and be nurtured by country” and that underinvestment in homelands infrastructure, such as schools and housing, had created social issues in larger towns.

They want to return to their homelands, and restore them to their former selves. They know, right now, they can't.


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[notagain]

I have viewed three videos posted by The Australian dealing with Aboriginal disadvantage in schools, housing and separation from homeland. It seems to me that the author’s of The Voice have not listened to their grassroots, if indeed they have any and are from a cafe/coffee latte crowd (from my observation that seems to be the case). Fix the schooling and housing and the question of homeland should take care of itself. However it will take massive funding. I agree with Senator Price calling for a review of where Tax payer’s money and Royalties are actually being spent. At the very least we need an inquiry (Best that we can expect from the PM) at best a Royal Commission that can have the powers to redirect funding to those in most need IMMEDIATELY. This pestilence on the Country needs action not another talk fest❗️❗️❗️

[meredithisme]

Ask yunupingu why he kept all the money for himself and didn't distribute it to the people. More worrying is why wasn't this checked

[ArielleCeleste]

Every successful/competitive culture on earth has evolved & adapted. All cultures have to leave the parts that don't work behind & keep the constructive parts alive. Wasting money on more big bureaucracy like the 'voice' is not going to fix these on-the-ground issues. There are already too many bureaucratic agencies all taking their cut so by the time any funding reaches the people it's crumbs. Audit all these agencies, organisations, councils, & NFPs & see where all the funding is going. I bet all the high-ups in these agencies live in beautiful homes, drive luxury cars & their kids go to posh private schools.

[patrussell]

If wanting the world to change start with yourself and find what you can do better for your people and self No employment ?? Create it bringing jobs for others