Opinion

Is less more? Morrison must learn lesson on education funding

Crispin Hull
Updated July 2 2021 - 3:08am, first published May 30 2020 - 4:30am
Prime Minister Scott Morrison must shut out all the hangers-on, profiteers and special interest groups and change education funding. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong
Prime Minister Scott Morrison must shut out all the hangers-on, profiteers and special interest groups and change education funding. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Prime Minister Scott Morrison's admission that "the Commonwealth has no line of sight" on vocational training spending, and that "where targets do exist, they are aspirational ... if not met, there are no consequences", applies equally to all spending on education at all levels by all levels of government.

Crispin Hull

Crispin Hull

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Crispin Hull is a former editor of The Canberra Times and a regular columnist.