Penny Allman-Payne (Queensland, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

ALLMAN-PAYNE () (): Teachers in Australia are overworked, are underpaid and are tied up with administrative responsibilities that keep them away from teaching, yet Minister Clare has suggested further short courses for teachers, and the School Reform Agreement proposed by Labor would require teachers to do more surveillance, more monitoring and more testing. Why won't Labor just fully fund public schools and help stop the exodus of burnt-out and undervalued teachers?