Joining us is Melbourne University Senior Lecturer in Education Policy Dr Glenn Savage
Firstly Glenn, congratulations on having the best name ever
Now it sounds like this is the final nail in the coffin for Gonski funding
Do you think it was ever going to work?
Well, I mean technically the ideal of Gonski could have worked
But it was compromised from the very beginning when Julia Gillard said that no school would lose a dollar as a result of the reform
And since that point, we've seen a whole range of very messy and complex deals that have taken place across the country
Which has given us a patchwork across the nation which is really inconsistent and isn't inline with the needs-based ideals of the reform
Yeah, I mean the government will say they're trying to make the system fairer and that seems like a pretty good idea but is there an ulterior motive there as well?
I think there's always an ulterior motive in politics