Submissions
The AEU represents approximately 190,000 members across Australia, employed in government schools, public early childhood work locations, TAFE, Adult Multicultural or Migrant Education Service (AMES), and Disability Services centres as teachers, school leaders and education assistants or support workers.
The AEU takes an active role in public debates on education. We make submissions to inquiries that affect our members, and commission our own research into key issues in education. Below are our most recent publications, covering schools, TAFEs, early childhood education, and other issues.
2025
Response to the call for submissions for an Open-ended Intergovernmental Working Group on an optional protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child May 2025
Four key questions from the call for submissions are addressed with several supporting documents that provide insight into the state of public education in Australia.
Pre-Budget submission to the Department of Treasury on priorities for the 2025-26 Federal Budget - January 2025
The AEU also strongly welcomes the recent announcement that after more than a decade of entrenched underfunding for public schools, the Albanese Government has confirmed its intention to secure funding agreements with all state and territory governments to ensure that all public schools will be funded to a true 100% of the Schooling Resource Standard (SRS) by 2034, including an increase to the Commonwealth SRS contribution from 20% to 25%.
Submission to House of Representatives Free TAFE Bill 2024 - 15 January 2025
The AEU welcomes and supports the Free TAFE Bill 2024 and notes the commitment of the Albanese Government to ensure that TAFE, the public provider is at the heart of Vocational Education in Australia.
2024
Submission to the Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee on Workplace Gender Equality Amendment (Setting Gender Equality Targets) Bill 2024 - 16 December 2024
The AEU supports the intentions of the Bill to close the gender pay gap by placing obligations on certain employers through the development of a targets scheme.
Submission to the Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee Inquiry into the Better and Fairer Schools (Funding and Reform) Bill 2024 (Provisions) - 24 October 2024
This submission will show the impact of more than a decade of underfunding on stagnating student achievement and increasing social and educational segregation. This is a direct result of the reframing and misapplication of the SRS and the continuous underfunding of public schools.
Submission to Australia’s youth justice and incarceration system - 10 October 2024
The AEU submits that children should have access to free, quality public education and should not be incarcerated. The AEU unequivocally supports the Raise the Age campaign.
Submission to the Inquiry into the Wage Justice for Early Childhood Education and Care Workers - 3 October 2024
The AEU welcomes the opportunity to make a submission to the Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee’s inquiry into the Wage Justice for Early Childhood Education and Care Workers (Special Account) Bill 2024 (“Bill”)
Submission to the Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee Inquiry into the Universities Accord (Student Support and Other Measures) Bill 2024 - 23 September 2024
This submission will focus specifically on the introduction of “Commonwealth Prac Payments” (CPP) at Schedule 4 of the Bill.
Submission to the Joint Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs inquiry into the Truth and Justice Commission Bill 2024 - 20 September 2024
The AEU is committed to increasing the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander teachers, leaders and education support workers employed in public education and to retain those Aboriginal teachers and Torres Strait Islander teachers already in the system.
Submission to the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters Inquiry into Civics Education, Engagement, and Participation in Australia - 30 August 2024
This submission will focus primarily on the effectiveness of formalised civics education and he extent to which all students have equitable access to civics education; and opportunities for improvement.
Submission by Survey to the National Skills Taxonomy Discussion Paper - 9 August 2024
For both TAFE and VET in Schools members there is a close relationship with taxonomies directly related to the vocational education sector. These skills taxonomies are the source of truth for registered training organisations (RTOs), teachers and support staff who work directly with training packages, collect and record national VET data as well as statutory student and RTO data.
Submission to the Australian Universities Accord Implementation Consultation on New Managed Growth Funding - 26 July 2024
TAFE has always been the stalwart public provider of vocational education in this country. TAFE is recognised by government and the Australian community as the anchor of vocational education in the tertiary sector.
Submission to the Australian Universities Accord Implementation Consultation on the Australian Tertiary Education Commission - 26 July 2024
TAFE has always been the stalwart public provider of vocational education in Australia, despite enduring funding cuts and regressive government policies in the past. The AEU welcomes the fact that TAFE has now resumed its rightful place and is recognised by governments and the Australian community as the anchor institution of vocational education in the tertiary sector.
Submission to the Background Paper for the Strategic Review of the Australian Apprenticeships Incentive System - 11 July 2024
The AEU supports the intentions outlined in the review to reduce skills shortages through raising awareness of apprenticeships and encourage take up, to increase participation and completion by priority cohorts, to increase apprentice and employer experience and encourage completion, to have successful apprentice career transitions to secure well-paid work and career advancement.
Submission to the Strategic Review of the Australian Apprenticeships Incentive System - 15 May 2024
The AEU’s TAFE members work directly with Australian apprentices and trainees throughout the entirety of their training contract and teach all the off-the-job components of industry qualifications.
Submission to the Select Committee on Cost of Living - 28 March 2024
This submission focuses on the cost of living pressures and the provision of government services for students in the TAFE sector and how Fee-Free TAFE has benefitted TAFE students’ lives and futures.
Submission to the Senate Finance and Public Administration Committees on Net Zero Economy Authority Bill; 2024 - 19 March 2024
The AEU endorses the ACTU submission supporting the Net Zero Authority Bill, as part of its campaign for the creation of good, unionised jobs, reducing emissions and ensuring workers and communities are strengthened by responses to climate change.
Submission to the Senate Standing Committees on Community Affairs Inquiry into the issues related to Menopause and Perimenopause - 15 March 2024
This submission will use women, and people or employees who experience menopause. The latter is more correct as not all women experience menopause, and not all those who do are women.
Pre-Budget submission to the Department of Treasury on priorities for the 2024-25 - 25 January 2024
This submission will show the calamitous impact that more than a decade of underfunding has had on a generation of students and teachers ni Australia's public schools.
Submission to Australian Skills Guarantee Procurement Connected Policy – Consultation Working Draft - 19 January 2024
This submission to the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) is made on behalf of AEU members in these crucial sectors. The submission addresses matters related to the updated Australian Skills Guarantee Procurement Connected Policy (PCP) Consultation Working Draft released on the 8 December 2023.
2023
Submission to Supporting women to achieve VET-based careers - 18 December 2023
This submission to the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations is made on behalf of AEU members and particularly the members of the AEU TAFE Division. The submission addresses matters related to the consultation on Supporting Women to Achieve VET-based Careers and especially initiatives to support women to achieve higher paying careers through TAFE and vocational education and training (VET) pathways.
Submission to the Commonwealth Government COVID-19 Response Inquiry - 15 December 2023
This submission chronologically refers to and annexes key AEU documents providing a summary of the significant actions and advocacy of the AEU to the Commonwealth Government, and of Government’s responses.
Submission to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Childcare Inquiry Interim Report - 27 October 2023
In this submission, we will respond to selected draft recommendations from the Inquiry’s Interim Report.
Submission to the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations Consultation into the Australian Skills Guarantee Procurement Connected Policy - 20 October 2023
This submission addresses matters related to the Australian Skills Guarantee Procurement Connected Policy (PCP) Consultation Working Draft to introduce targets on major Australian Government projects of apprentice, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) cadet numbers including both trade and non-trade targets for women in occupations that have historically had low female participation.
Submission to Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Bill 2023 - 3 October 2023
The AEU supports the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Bill 2023 (“Bill”). This submission emphasises public education workers’ strong support for the Bill’s reforms relating to casual employment and workplace delegates’ rights.
Submission to the Senate Standing Committees on Community Affairs Inquiry into The Worsening Rental Crisis in Australia - 1 September 2023
The AEU makes this submission to bring attention to educators’ experience of Australia’s multiple and intersecting rental crises. AEU members live and work across Australia – in urban, rural, and remote education settings – and experience crises including unaffordable housing, insecure work preventing access to home ownership, lack of housing stock, and dilapidated housing stock.
Submission to the Review to Inform a Better and Fairer Education System - 7 August 2023
This submission will address the fundamental funding reforms necessary to restore equity to Australia’s schools and outline the essential drivers of effective whole systemic reform before providing detailed answers and case studies in response to each of the specific questions asked by the Review Panel in the Consultation Paper at Appendix 1.
Submission to the House Standing Committee on Employment, Education and Training Inquiry into the use of Generative Artificial Intelligence in the Australian Education System - 14 July 2023
The Australian Education Union (AEU) believes that the development of and expanding use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies will continue to impact students, the teaching profession, public education and the broader community.
Submission to the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet on the draft National Strategy for the Care and Support Economy - 26 June 2023
The AEU believes that high quality, properly resourced public TAFE and early childhood education systems are the key to a more equitable and democratic society and fundamental to the functioning of the Care Economy in Australia.
Submission to the Productivity Commission Inquiry into Early Childhood Education and Care - 2 June 2023
The AEU believes that a high quality properly resourced public education system is the key to a more equitable and democratic society and a fundamental entitlement of all Australian children, regardless of their background, family income, circumstances or where they live.
Submission to the Teacher Education Expert Panel’s Discussion Paper into Initial Education (ITE) Programs - 5 May 2023
This submission will address each of the Panel’s four reform areas and will offer a number of recommendations for actions that are required to improve ITE quality and encourage new educators to the teaching profession.
Submission to the Early Years Strategy Discussion Paper - 27 April 2023
The AEU welcome this opportunity to present our views on a national Early Years Strategy, recognising that an overarching, cohesive strategy has the potential to lead to improved outcomes for children, families and communities.
Submission to the Jobs and Skills Australia Foundation Skills Discussion Paper into the development of a new national study on adult literacy, numeracy, and digital skills - 21 April 2023
The AEU broadly agrees with the proposed definition of literacy and numeracy, and we believe that the definitions need to remain broad to encompass the many and varied needs of Australian citizens and residents.
Submission to the Senate Standing Committees on Education and Employment Inquiry into the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator (Data Streamlining) Amendment Bill 2023 - 4 April 2023
As the trade union for TAFE and vocational education teachers, the AEU is thoroughly invested in ensuring that data on Australia’s vocational education system is swiftly available and transparently accessible, and we welcome the opportunity to respond to this Inquiry into the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator (Data Streamlining) Amendment Bill 2023
Submission to the Australian Universities Accord Panel Discussion Paper - April 2023
This submission appropriately prioritises those matters arising from the discussion paper that are most relevant to our membership, particularly the members of the AEU TAFE Division.
Submission to the Senate Education and Employment Reference Committee Inquiry into The Issue of Increasing Disruption in Australian School Classrooms - 30 March 2023
This submission will seek to rectify the shortcomings of this Inquiry by addressing the litany of education policy failures over the last decade that have left Australian public schools without the resources they urgently need to meet the needs of students.
Submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee Inquiry into Current and Proposed Sexual Consent Laws in Australia - 16 March 2023
The AEU views gender equity as fundamental to a just society. We believe that the critical factor in achieving gender equity is systematic commitment to cultural change.
Submission to the Workplace Gender Equality Amendment (Closing the Gender Pay Gap) Bill 2023 - 3 March 2023
This submission provides feedback as requested, specifically focussing on the impact for educators employed in public education institutions.
Submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission Religious Educational Institutions and Anti-Discrimination Laws Inquiry - 3 March 2023
The AEU campaigns for free, quality, and accessible public education, for the fair distribution of education funding, and in the pursuit of human and trade union rights including the elimination of discrimination against all students and all education workers.
Submission to the House Standing Committee on Employment, Education and Training Inquiry into the Perceptions and Status of Vocational Education and Training - 1 March 2023
This submission begins by examining the pathways that young people often take in and out of vocational education, how their decisions are informed by socio-economic status and location and how students can be better supported in determining their post school pathway.
Response to the Jobs and Skills Australia Discussion Paper - February 2023
The AEU was encouraged by the proactive role in workforce planning envisioned for JSA at its conception and we urge that this is maintained to address the significant and often systemic issues currently impacting upon teachers and education support workers in schools, ECE and TAFE.
Submission to the Senate standing committees on community affairs inquiry into the extent and nature of poverty in Australia - 31 January 2023
This submission to the Senate standing committees on community affairs inquiry into the extent and nature of poverty in Australia is made on behalf of AEU members.
Pre-Budget submission to the Department of Treasury on priorities for the 2023-24 Federal Budget - January 2023
This submission makes the case that properly funding and resourcing public education, from the early years through schooling to post-secondary education is essential to fairness, equity, opportunity and security in this country.
2022
Submission to the Australian Skills Guarantee - 22 December 2022
The submission addresses matters related to the Australian Skills Guarantee Discussion Paper, specifically future initiatives to support women to achieve higher paying careers via vocational education and training (VET) pathways and what is most effective in attracting and retaining women in occupations that have historically had low female participation.
Submission to the Productivity Commission review into the National Agreement on Closing the Gap - 12 December 2022
This submission is relevant to all four priority reform areas in the current Closing the Gap strategy and includes a particular emphasis the socio-economic indicators 3 to 6 covering the educational pathway from Early Childhood Education, through school to vocational and tertiary education.
Submission to the The Treasury Consultation on the Employment White Paper - 30 November 2022
The AEU welcomes the opportunity to
provide input to the Employment White Paper and will specifically respond to Terms of
reference 3 to 5 on job security, fair pay and conditions, gender equity and skills and labour
force participation.
Submission to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Sport Inquiry into Long COVID and Repeated COVID Infections - 18 November 2022
This submission will focus on the fourth of
the Inquiry’s Terms of Reference, particularly the educational impacts of long COVID and
repeated COVID infections for both students and staff in Australia’s public education system.
Submission in response to to the Review of the National School Reform Agreement Interim Report - 24 October 2022
This submission is
made on behalf of AEU members across the country in response to the recommendations and
information requests made by the Productivity Commission in its Interim Report.
Submission to the Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Cheaper Child Care) Bill 2022 - 21 October 2022
The AEU supports increased subsidies for access and childcare as an essential service and
economic reform as outlined in the Bill “to support parents and carers, particularly women, in
their choice to enter the workforce or increase their workforce participation.
Submission to the Senate Select Committee on Work and Care - September 2022
This submission demonstrates that AEU members in all education sectors – from early
education, to schools, to post-secondary education in TAFE institutions – are experiencing the
most acute effects of Australia’s intersecting work and care crises.
Submission to the Productivity Commission inquiry into Carer Leave - 26 August 2022
In support of this reform, and in encouraging further reform to support carers, this submissiondraws attention to the gendered nature of caring arrangements and its impact on the AEU’s predominantly female membership, who are financially disadvantaged due to their gender.
Submission to the Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee Inquiry into the Jobs and Skills Australia Bill 2022 and the Jobs and Skills Australia (National Skills Commissioner Repeal) Bill 2022 - 19 August 2022
This submission to the Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee is made onbehalf of AEU members across these crucial sectors.
Submission Response to the National Statement of Commitment to Transform Education - 5 August 2022
The AEU welcomes the opportunity to contribute to this consultation on Australia’s progress against Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG 4). As succinctly expressed by Educational International, the “Transforming Education Summit is a crucial moment for the education community. It is an opportunity to collectively agree on how to rapidly accelerate progress on SDG 4.
Submission to the Productivity Commission Review of the National School Reform Agreement - 22 June 2022
This submission will address the fundamental requirements for public education in Australia as well as providing answers to each of the four information requests made by the Productivity Commission.Submission to the Productivity Commission inquiry into Australia’s productivity performance - March 2022
This submission identifies three education policy opportunities that would significantlyimprove Australia’s productivity.
Submission to the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties Inquiry into the Free Trade Agreement between Australia and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - March 2022
This submission will focus on two chapters that are of particular concern to the AEU. First it will consider Chapter 10 Professional services and recognition of professional qualifications, with a focus on the potential impact of the mutual recognition of professional qualifications between Australia and the UK for teachers.
Pre-Budget submission to the Department of Treasury on priorities for the 2022-23 Budget - January 2022
The AEU welcomes the opportunity to provide input to the Employment White Paper and will specifically respond to Terms of reference 3 to 5 on job security, fair pay and conditions, gender equity and skills and labour force participation as they pertain to the concerns of the nearly 200,000 AEU members across Australia.
2021
Submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights inquiry to the Religious Discrimination Bill 2021 and related bills - December 2021
This submission demonstrates that the Religious Discrimination Bill 2021 (“RDB”) threatens the safety and wellbeing of AEU members, of students in public education settings, and of our colleague teachers and students in private education settings.
Submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights inquiry to the Religious Discrimination Bill 2021 and related bills - December 2021
This submission demonstrates that the Religious Discrimination Bill 2021 (“RDB”) threatens the safety and wellbeing of AEU members, of students in public education settings, and of our colleague teachers and students in private education settings.
Submission to the Senate Select Committee on Job Security - 8 October 2021
This submission demonstrates that AEU members experience the broader Australian trend
away from secure, permanent employment and towards insecure work practices.
Submission to the Department of Education, Skills and Employment on the Review of Quality Initial Teacher Education - 23 July 2021
This submission will address each of the ten terms of reference in turn. It will also offer a number of recommendations for actions required to improve ITE and encourage the attraction and retention of high performing school graduates to the teaching profession.
Submission to the Reform of the Adult Migrant English Program - Discussion Paper - 14 July 2021
This submission answers all the questions set out in the Department of Home Affair’s discussion paper to the proposed AMEP reforms. It is informed by feedback and consultation with AEU members working in AMEP in TAFEs across the country.
Submission to the Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority on the Review of the Australian Curriculum for Foundation to Year 10 (F10) - 8 July 2021
This submission is made on behalf of all AEU members and on behalf of the AEU’s committee of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander members Yalukit Yulendj. It is made in regards to the application of the Australian Curriculum for all teachers and students in Australia, but it should be noted that the AEU is the largest educational representative body for First Nations educators in the preschool, school and TAFE sectors in Australia.
Submission to the National Indigenous Australians Agency on the Indigenous Voice Co-Design process - 31 March 2021
The AEU welcomes the opportunity to provide this submission on the Interim report to the Australian Government’s Indigenous Voice Co-design process.
House Standing Committee on Employment, Education and Training Inquiry into Adult Literacy, Numeracy and Problem-Solving Skills in Australia - 5 March 2021
In this submission, the AEU will demonstrate how many of the ‘reforms’, initiatives and assessment approaches of the last decade have damaged the literacy and numeracy of Australians.
Submission regarding the Automatic Mutual Recognition of Occupational Registrations: Exposure Draft Legislation - 12 February 2021
The Australian Education Union (“AEU”) makes this submission on behalf of its 195,000 members employed in public primary, secondary and special schools and the early childhood, TAFE and adult provision sectors as teachers, educational leaders, education assistants and support staff across Australia.
Submission to the Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee inquiry into the Fair Work Amendment (Supporting Australia's Jobs and Economic Recovery) Bill 2020 - 5 February 2021
This submission focuses on the Bill’s reforms to casual employment and enterprise agreementmaking, reforms which will significantly affect AEU members in casual teaching roles in schools, Technical and Further Education (“TAFE”), disability day services, and early childhood education.
Pre-Budget Submission to the Department of Treasury on Priorities for the 2021-22 Budget - January 2021
This submission makes the case that properly funding and resourcing public education, from the early years through schooling to post-secondary education is essential to fairness, equity, opportunity and security in this country.
2020
Australian Institute of Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) Indigenous Cultural Competency in the Australian Teacher Workforce Consultation - 18 December 2020
The AEU supports The Uluru Statement and Voice. Treaty. Truth. Specifically, the AEU wishes to emphasise the importance of Truth-telling in schools through and in the curriculum and in the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers.
Submission to the Climate Change (National Framework for Adaptation and Mitigation) Bill 2020 & Climate Change (National Framework for Adaptation and Mitigation) (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2020 27 - November 2020
The Australian Education Union (AEU) presents this submission on behalf of its 195,000 members who work in public education settings across the country.
Submission to the 2020 Review of the Disability Standards for Education 2005 25 - September 2020
The AEU welcomed the introduction of the Disability Standards for Education (the Standards) in 2005, particularly the intent that students with disability receive education on an equal basis to other students. We have welcomed the continued use of the Standards at each subsequent five year review and we now welcome the opportunity to contribute to this current review of the Standards.
Pre-Budget Submission to the Department of Treasury on Priorities for the 2020-2021 Budget - 24 August 2020
This submission supplements the AEU’s previous 2020-21 Pre-Budget submission, and focuses on the important and urgent need for investment in public schools, preschools and TAFE for Australia’s economic recovery, and the significant ongoing economic and social benefits that such an investment would bring.
Submission to the House Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs Inquiry into Family, Domestic and Sexual Violence - 7 August 2020
This submission will outline the current deficiencies in the delivery of RRE in Australia. Further the submission will highlight the Victorian model as a successful case study to demonstrate effective implementation for delivery of RRE.
Productivity Commission National Agreement for Skills and Workforce Development Review Interim Report - July 2020
The AEU notes that the Productivity Commission National Agreement for Skills and Workforce Development Review Interim Report (the interim report) and its information request questions contain numerous assumptions about the inherent superiority of markets and contestability that set out a predetermined view of how vocational education should operate in Australia.
Submission to the Senate Select Committee Inquiry into the Australian Government’s Response to the COVID19 Pandemic - May 2020
This submission will address our views of the impact of the Australian Government’s response on each of the school, early childhood education and TAFE sectors separately. We will detail how the issues raised by the AEU were subsequently handled by the Commonwealth Government and describe the measures that could have, and could still be taken to ensure that public schools, early childhood education providers and TAFEs have the support necessary to recover from the impacts of the pandemic and to assist with Australia’s recovery.
Submission to the Education and Employment Legislation Committee on the Australian Education Amendment (Direct Measure of Income) Bill 2020 (Provisions) - March 2020
This submission will demonstrate these changes are neither fair nor fiscally responsible, give the Commonwealth unprecedented control over school funding arrangements without legislative oversight and that the proposed methodology for the calculation of parental Capacity to Pay (CTC) does not make use of the best and most accurate available data and will not serve to improve equity in the funding of Australian schools.
Submission to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Employment, Education and Training Inquiry into the Education of Students in Remote and Complex Environments March - 2020
This submission will build upon the evidence presented in those previous submissions and will include a particular focus on the education of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students living in remote and complex environments.
Pre-Budget submission to the Department of Treasury on priorities for the 2020-21 Budget - January 2020
This submission makes the case that properly funding and resourcing education, from the early years through schooling to post-secondary education is essential to fairness, equity, opportunity and security in this country.
2019
Productivity Commission Inquiry into the Skills and Workforce Development Agreement - December 2019
This submission draws on the views of our membership, AEU policy and is also informed by our work with leading academics.
Submission to the Review of Senior Secondary Pathways into Work, Further Education and Training - December 2019
This submission will focus on the following factors: 1) Pathways for all senior secondary students from school and the resources available to school systems and to individual schools to help students choose their post school pathway 2) The need to improve the available pathways for students of low Socio-Economic Status (SES) backgrounds and from rural, regional and remote backgrounds 3) The impact of current vocational education policy on students who pursue vocational education during and after senior secondary school 4) The current available pathways into initial teacher education (ITE) and the need to ensure that those who undertake ITE are properly supported by tertiary institutions.
Submission to the National Youth Commission Inquiry into Youth Employment and Transitions - November 2019
This submission draws on the views of our membership, AEU policy and is also informed by our partnerships with leading academics. The submission expands on the two meetings between the Commission’s Co-Executive Officers and the AEU.
Submission to the Senate Education and Employment Committees Inquiry into the VET Student Loans (VSL Tuition Protection Levy) Bill 2019 - October 2019
AEU welcomes the opportunity to submit our view on the VET Student Loans (VSL Tuition Protection Levy) Bill 2019, and to provide some additional context for our position on this Bill.
Submission to the Education Council Review of the Melbourne Declaration on Education Goals for Young Australians - June 2019
AEU strongly asserts that the Melbourne Declaration is an important and still valid document, and that the current focus of Education Council should be to ensure that the original and largely unfulfilled goals and priority areas for action detailed in the declaration are implemented, rather than subject to an unnecessary review.
