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Education
Fix this textJOURNAL OF THE NEW SOUTH WALES TEACHERS FEDERAION
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Fix this textRegistered crt the G.P.O. Sydney for transmission by post as a newspaper
Fix this textVol. 52, No. 3
Fix this textMARCH 3, 1971
Fix this textPrice: Three cents
Fix this textWhere did the
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Fix this textDepartment’s
Fix this textTV campaign
Fix this textin elections
Fix this textThe Department of Education’s pub-
Fix this textlicity campaign has been the subject of
Fix this textmuch comment both inside and outside
Fix this textParliament. Mr. Hills, leader of the
Fix this textState Opposition, said that it was “a
Fix this textwaste of public money and a complete
Fix this textmisuse of public funds by the Govern-
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Fix this textAt the beginning of January, a few
Fix this textdays before the election date was an-
Fix this textnounced, the Department launched a
Fix this textnew campaign which included a tele-
Fix this textvision commercial entitled Numbers are
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Fix this textPOLITICAL COMMENT
Fix this textThe Australia Party regarded this
Fix this textcommercial as political comment by a
Fix this textgovernment department during elec-
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Fix this textever, the Federation of Australian Com-
Fix this textmercial Television Stations stepped in
Fix this textwith the following statement:
Fix this text“The Broadcasting and Television
Fix this textAct very definitely lays down that no
Fix this textelection issue may be commented on
Fix this textfrom midnight on the preceding Wednes-
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Fix this textpoll at eight o’clock on Saturday, Feb-
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Fix this text“All stations were advised that no
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Fix this textand, specifically those furnished, by the
Fix this textTeachers’ Federation and the Education
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Fix this texteducation being an election issue.”
Fix this textThe Federation had booked its cam-
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Fix this text10. The Department, on the other
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Fix this texta course of action prevented by the
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Fix this text‘FOUR CORNERS’ COMMENT
Fix this textThe A.B.C. television programme Four
Fix this textCorners ran a segment on this question
Fix this texton February 13. It commented on the
Fix this textEducation Department’s advertising by
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Fix this text“The Federation of Commercial
Fix this textStations felt that the Education Depart-
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Fix this textIf one agrees with this ruling, it means
Fix this textthat propaganda material was televised
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Fix this text“How much public money was in-
Fix this textvolved? The Department declined to
Fix this textreveal the cost of the campaign, though
Fix this textit did say that it was financed entirely
Fix this textout of the funds of the public relations
Fix this textsection which has an annual budget of
Fix this text$55,000.
Fix this text“Our estimate of the cost of the cam-
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Fix this texta minimum of $55,000, the same as
Fix this textthe annual budget. If this estimate is
Fix this textnear the truth, where did the extra money
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Fix this textbe appropriated without the Minister’s
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Fix this text“But the largest issue remains the
Fix this textethical one should a Government De-.
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Fix this textother advertising. Such a method would
Fix this textseem to make enormous inroads into
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Fix this textFederation makes
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Fix this textIllustrations from Federation election
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Fix this textTop left: From “The Critical Years” —
Fix this textyoung boys who could well be in
Fix this textovercrowded classes.
Fix this textBottom left: “Cutler’s Last Stand”—
Fix this textone of the two advertisements
Fix this textplaced in metropolitan newspapers
Fix this texton the two days prior to
Fix this textthe elections.
Fix this textTop right: From a TV commercial —
Fix this textCathy, the little five-year-old
Fix this textwho could not get into school.
Fix this textBottom right: From “The Critical
Fix this textYears” the primary principal
Fix this text(in fact, Mr. F. Clarke, Federation
Fix this textVice-President) who is very
Fix this textconcerned with the needs of
Fix this textprimary education.
Fix this textEducation was an important factor in
Fix this textthe recent State elections which resulted
Fix this textin a 6% swing against the Liberal Gov-
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Fix this textactively participated in the election as
Fix this textthe result of a Council resolution which
Fix this textsaid:
Fix this text“Council declares that Federation
Fix this textwill campaign against the State Govern-
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Fix this textof its repudiation of its 1965 election
Fix this textpromise to set up an Education Com-
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Fix this textusing all possible means to place the
Fix this textfollowing facts before the people of New
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Fix this text(a) The Government’s cynical attitude
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Fix this textService Board, and (ii) in the diversion
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Fix this textschools as a vote-catching measure.
Fix this text(b) The partisan nature of the Pub-
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Fix this textattempting to put the brake on educa-
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Fix this textVARIOUS MEDIA
Fix this textDespite the short notice of the elec-
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Fix this text$50,000 campaign which took four main
Fix this textforms a booklet entitled The Criti-
Fix this textcal Years, plus television, radio and
Fix this textnewspaper advertisements.
Fix this textThe booklet, The Critical Years, was
Fix this textwidely distributed, 125,000 copies in
Fix this textall being sent out over the State. Visu-
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Fix this textthe concern of a kindergarten teacher,
Fix this texta primary principal and a secondary
Fix this textteacher about the problems and needs
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Fix this textIt listed various facts, such as:
Fix this text■ In 1970 one in every eight infants’
Fix this textclasses was over 38.
Fix this text■ In 1970 one in every five primary
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Fix this text■ The resignation rate of teachers has
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Fix this textand concluded by saying “We do not
Fix this textconsider we have a right to ask you to
Fix this textvote for any particular political party
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Fix this textwe ask you to consider how you can
Fix this textbest help education in New South
Fix this textWales”. Remember . . . “The Critical
Fix this textYears start on February 13th, 1971.”
Fix this textEXPENDITURE EXAMINED
Fix this textIn association with The Critical Years
Fix this textwhich was intended for wide distribu-
Fix this texttion, a booklet of statistical data entitled
Fix this textThe Myth of the $460 million an
Fix this textAnalysis of State Government Expendi-
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Fix this textlimited distribution by the Federation
Fix this textResearch Department. Among signifi-
Fix this textcant facts brought to light were:
Fix this text■ While education expenditure has al-
Fix this textmost doubled in terms of dollars since
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Fix this textstationary in relation to overall Govern-
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Fix this text■ If the rate of spending on primary,
Fix this textsecondary, technical and teacher educa-
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Fix this textIt's easy and takes two shakes of a lamb's tail!
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