Why do politicians often want to change the school curriculum? What happens when you do?

Both sides of politics are saying the Australian school curriculum needs to change.

The Coalition has proposed changes it says would strengthen the teaching of Western values and Australia’s civic traditions. It also wants to make Indigenous history and culture, and sustainability discrete subjects, instead of topics taught right across the curriculum.

When looking at falling test results, Coalition…

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