Bob Brown (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

by leave—At the request of Senator Nettle, I move:

That the Senate insists that Australia’s teachers, through their unions, be directly involved in formulating a national curriculum.

Question put.

Lyn Allison (Victoria, Australian Democrats) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

by leave—I wish to make a short statement with regard to the last vote. The Democrats do support teachers’ involvement in a national curriculum. In fact, we believe it is far preferable for teachers to be involved than for politicians to be involved. However, we would not want to see their involvement restricted to being through the unions, and that is the reason we voted against that motion.