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• Education Revolution: The next chapter

  The Education Revolution continues with a plan to boost the quality of education delivered in Australia’s 9581 schools by reforms including reporting on performance, teacher quality and targeted funding.

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• School enrolment and attendance bill

  The majority of parents do the right thing by making sure their children go to school everyday. But for those who don’t, their kids are missing out on an education and the Government is determined to intervene.

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• Productive gardens for government schools

  The new $12.8 million Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program will teach kids in Government primary schools to grow, harvest, cook and share fresh food - and learn to enjoy a healthier lifestyle.

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• Ex-service community suicide study

  Delivering on a key election promise, the Government has commissioned an independent study into the incidence of suicide in the ex-service community to help identify members who may be at risk of self harm.

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Selected News

• $40m for literacy & numeracy projects
  Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard - Media Statement - 28 August
• Net tightens on child support evaders
  Chris Evans and Joe Ludwig - Media Statement - 28 August
• Big gains from Southeast Asia trade deal
  Simon Crean - Media Statement - 28 August
• More compensation for oil spill victims
  Anthony Albanese - Media Statement - 28 August
• Fixing underperforming schools
  Kevin Rudd - Speech - 27 August
• Investors gain access to US market
  Kevin Rudd and Nick Sherry and Wayne Swan - Media Statement - 26 August
• Support for states to reform VET
  Julia Gillard - Media Statement - 26 August
• Protocol on women's rights
  Robert McClelland and Tanya Plibersek - Media Statement - 26 August
• A reform agenda for health
  Nicola Roxon - Speech - 26 August
• Scholarships for East Timorese students
  Kevin Rudd - Media Statement - 25 August
• $3.6m hearing loss prevention research
  Justine Elliot - Media Statement - 25 August
• OHS and Workers Compensation Report
  Julia Gillard - Media Statement - 23 August
• Migration eases the skills shortage
  Chris Evans - Media Statement - 22 August
• Strengthening university infrastructure
  Kim Carr and Julia Gillard - Media Statement - 22 August

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