I agree that any supposed public consultation certainly missed me and all of my acquaintances. It seems that this "new" system has simply been imposed on us by our politicians.

To tell you the truth I have quite an experience with public-private partnerships, my NDIS traumas being just one of them, and I am sick to the back teeth of a system which only rewards the government (by removing them from responsibility) and the private companies (with lots of lucrative business deals) at the expense of we, the clients.

Do you remember how electricity prices were going to drop? Do you remember when you used to be able to drive on roads without a toll, apart from the Harbour bridge?

In fact, can you tell me of one single case of a public-private partnership working to the benefit of the consumer? Perhaps it's time the Liberal party pulled its finger out and realised that its constituents are not just company shareholders or right-wing political ideologues.

Australia is spending more and more on school education, yet students’ results are deteriorating compared with other countries.

Results at Australia’s Catholic and independent schools are better than most government schools, despite receiving less government funding. 

Donald Trump recently promised to commit $20 billion towards a program they’re calling “School Choice” - families to receive vouchers ensuring that the money follows the child to whatever school the parents choose. Mr Trump says, “school choice is the civil rights issue of our time.” Good thinking. Australia might do well to follow his example.

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