The integrity of this article is completely undermined by the fact that the author is a senior research fellow at the Australian Catholic University and then includes self-serving, biased and inflammatory statements such as "the curriculum is awash with references to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history, culture and spiritual values with minimum reference to the benefits and value of Western civilisation and the importance of the Enlightenment and Judeo-Christianity".
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I have young children in an Australian public school and find his statement above to be empirically false. Our school offers 'Religious Education' classes (Christianity only, no other religions) once a week. While on the other hand, NAIDOC Week (which celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history, culture and achievements, and recognises Indigenous Australians' contributions to our country) barely gets mentioned at school.
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I have young children in an Australian public school and find his statement above to be empirically false. Our school offers 'Religious Education' classes (Christianity only, no other religions) once a week. While on the other hand, NAIDOC Week (which celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history, culture and achievements, and recognises Indigenous Australians' contributions to our country) barely gets mentioned at school.