Government blocks information about school closures

I have heard it said that this govt’s crowning achievement was to make Kate look good 😉

Okay, I agree, we don’t have much of an opposition

Indeed, and the poor excuse for an opposition would probably just get drunk on the power.

They probably just odnt’ want people poring over the documents and finding illogicalities and inconsistencies.

probably used a white-board 😉

Hasdrubahl, well considering the land for Griffith Library sold for a mint, what other reason is there for closing the schools?

It’s all about money.

You can’t write a decent policy in 3-6 months. It was too hastily put together with maximum impact and confusion.

School communities will still be feeling the “sting” for the next 2 years, if not longer. This includes student numbers and staffing issues.

They probably just odnt’ want people poring over the documents and finding illogicalities and inconsistencies.

The towards 2020 mob only had a few months to work out which schools to close, so I’m sure it was a pretty chaotic process and some random decisions were made. They just don’t want people examining the fine print now.

Correction: WAS your money.

Mate it’s like putting bread out for pidgeons … the more money you let slip through your fingers as tax, the more leeches and parasites the government employs to spend your money … never forget that it’s your money!

You mean there’s only one?

I do find it difficult to imagine how transparency in a decision that directly affects the Canberra public can be deemed ‘not in the public interest’ by some faceless leech in the bureaucracy.

So what, fellow conspiratorialists, are the REAL reasons for the closure of these schools?

Has anyone considered that the reason why the release of these documents is “not in the public’s interest”, is because they recommend that far more than the 39 targetted schools should be closed down, including the reduction in force of an equivalent number of teachers/administrators/support staff?

Imagine the chaos then.

(I’ve made the assumption that these documents were part of/came out of/were derived from the Costello report. Costello’s brief wouldn’t have been “deliver us a report that would be easy to spin to the media and public”.)

One would think though that if the people are requesting them in “large” numbers, the Govt would release the information without prejudice.

As per usual it will be a game of cat and mouse, ignoring the taxpayers of the ACT who pay their over-priced salaries.

All that appears to have happened is that the department has sought more time to prepare for the AAT – not suprisingly considering how many FOI requests the department would have received on the subject!

caf, all documents relating to the school closures were requested.

It’s impossible to judge this without knowing what documents were requested.

Why not look at the post instead of being a smart-arse?

The Govt is covering up something and I’d be safe to say its re: numbers (students, monies paid etc).

schools.

yep. top level codeword info that….