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DOGS do not expect any change from the new Turnbull Government. His experience of schools for the common good rather than private priilege is extremely limited. www.adogs.info

The Australian education system and a comparison with Chile. The privatisation of the school system in Chile got so out of hand that in 2013, the re-publicisation of  education became an election issue and saw a process of deep transformation to the education system occur with the banning of tuition fees, profit-making and selective admission practices  in all private / religious schools that rece...

Rob chats with Peter Kaliakoudis and Max Wallace Vice President of Rationalists Association of New South Wales about what we can learn from Greece and the relationship that the Greek Orthodox Church has with the State.www.adogs.info

A win for FIRIS sees Special Religious Instruction programs re4moved from class time. www.adogs.info

We cover an interesting article about choice and entitlement and education policy by David Zyngier (from Monash University, actively involved in FIRIS)Access Ministries have moved up to New South Wales and in response FIRIS have put up a billboard in Liverpool challenging some of the instruction given during the Special Religious Instruction classes, provoking some very unChristian responses.www.a...

We look at an interesting article by David Zyngier, from Monash who has actively been involved in the Fairness In Religion Campaign.www.adogs.info

Is Australia intent on following the social stratification of the United Kingdom? Are we being dragged back into a top-down society with little hope of social mobility for the children of the poor?www.adogs.info

State Aid to Independent and Religious Schools is bad social policy and economic stupidity.www.adogs.info

Dependant schools, aspirational parents and a market theocracy. Rich schools getting more cash, spent on superficial external appearances to entice aspirational parents while public schools in need go without. Tax-payers money goes to these schools- then where? Financial information is not available even though it's YOUR money. The Australian Council for the Defence of Government Schools - the DOG...

Education is NOT a commodity. Two basic enlightened principles are at risk. 1) Every child born has the right to a free, secular and universal education that is offensive to none, so that the electorate has INFORMED voters 2) Separation of Church and State- the result of 400 years of bloodshed and it's a tragedy to see billions of tax-payers dollars going back into a system, which is alive and wel...

DOGS press release number 605. Rob chats with author and Government School activist Meg Wallace on the eve of the launch of her new book Freedom From Religionwww.adogs.info

The only value exemplified in Private schools is the value of commerce with students analogous to high yield investments.  www.adogs.info

Any form of public service only works if it's accountable, effective and efficient. A young child's concerns about FSA testing and being treated as a number through standardised testing.www.adogs.info

The Catholic church's "charitable act" of dealing with the education of the poor - using your taxes to actively discriminate against children. Education is a right regardless of religion, values, gender, sexual orientation or bank balance. www.adogs.info

The Australian Council for the Defense Of Government Schools continues to stand up for the right of every child to a free, quality and universal education that is offensive to none. As more of YOUR tax dollars are spent on independent schools, state schools continue to go without.www.adogs.info

The strange case of Scots College boys bypassing HSC and instead studied a 17 week diploma to gain access to University of Sydney- Diploma of Tertiary Preparation- these are the only boys to have access to diploma. Forget about education for all- in the market place all that matters is the parental bank balance and cold hard cash.www.adogs.info

Due to the market structure imposed in 80s by dictator Pinochet, the Chilean education system is the most socio-economically segregated in the OECD. Australia is well on the way but it hasn't been imposed by a dictator, it is happening under our very noses.www.adogs.info

Defense of Government SchoolsDOGS press release, state aid debate and Mr Andrews new government, funding of private religious schools in Victoria, outrage at new government's delivering of 25% public school funding to private and religious schools.www.adogs.info

Special International Women's Day edition of DOGS with Jean and Dale talking about their respective experiences in education.

DOGS press release (available from www.adogs.info), mismanagement of educational infrastructure, public money for private education means withdrawal of the choice of free education for ALL children plus former teacher David McLean reads his article on teacher/student dynamics.