Term 2 Week 9 24th June 2016 Issue No. 20
From the Principal It’s now just over a week until the Federal Election and the end of one of the longest election campaigns on record. We also have a rare double dissolution election, where both houses of Parliament will be emptied in their entirety. So our Senate vote will need to be carefully considered.
this election may be a race to not come last, rather than to come first.
As we vote, we need to be thankful for our stable democracy, our orderly elections and the freedoms we enjoy in Australia.
As you come to the time to cast your vote, people will often ask “What’s in it for me?” rather than considering what is best for us all. Are we favouring policies that seek justice, loving mercy and humbly walking with our God? What issues should we be looking out for? Here’s a few ones that are likely to have an impact on Christian Schools:
Yet, for this election there appears to be a sense of disappointment in the community on what is on offer. With both leaders of the major parties having a net satisfaction rating of –15 (i.e. 15% more people disapprove of the leader than approve of them), it appears that
▪▪Education Policies – There is a difference between Labor and Liberal in a number of areas. The amount of money on offer is more from the Labor at $4.5 billion with the Liberals increasing funding by $1.2 billion. However, more money on its own does Page 1