Christopher Pyne’s failures as Federal Education Minister

Keith Heggart

By Keith Heggart
Community contribution / October 27, 2015

There will be few teachers or principals who are sad to see the back of Christopher Pyne as Federal Minister for Education.

Much like the rest of the Abbott Government, Pyne’s time in charge of education in Australia has been characterised by ...

This story appeared in the November 2015 edition of Australian Teacher Magazine.

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