In 2010, Julia Gillard, then federal education minister, commissioned a study into school funding – the first since the 1970s – to develop a funding system which was transparent, fair, financially sustainable and effective in promoting excellent educational outcomes for all Australian students.
The expert panel which conducted the study was headed by businessman David Gonski, together with Ken Boston, Kathryn Greiner, Carmen Lawrence, Bill Scales and Peter Tannock. Its final rep…
