Coalition divisions multiply over latest classroom culture war
Divisions within Australia's Coalition government are emerging over the 'Respectful Relationships' education program, with Nationals leader Matt Canavan claiming it promotes an 'anti-boy ideology.' Deputy Liberal leader Jane Hume defended Canavan's right to speak from personal experience, while federal Labor ministers discussed sexual violence amid schoolboy accusations.
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This debate highlights significant cultural and political tensions in Australia regarding education, gender roles, and the approach to combating sexual violence, impacting curriculum development and political alliances.
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Share A A A The Liberal Party’s most senior woman has played down her Coalition partner’s attack on Australia’s school curriculum, arguing Nationals leader Matt Canavan was speaking from personal experience when he claimed respectful relationships education was pushing an “anti-boy ideology” .
As federal Labor ministers joined an emergency roundtable on sexual violence on Friday to discuss a string of schoolboys accused of rape , the Coalition remains caught between combatting One Nation’s populist wave and recapturing moderate voters that have fled to the teals.
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