The Federal Education Minister has lashed out at Victoria, urging parents to ignore that state's Premier and instead follow medical experts and send their children back to school.The Federal Government wants face-to-face learning to resume in all public schools by JuneDan Tehan accused Daniel Andrews of taking a "sledgehammer" to the state's education sector as tension bubbles over between the state and federal governments.
The Prime Minister wants all public schools to return to face-to-face learning by June but Victoria has insisted it would make its own decisions about when to encourage parents to send children back to classrooms. "The question to Daniel Andrews, sure, take a sledgehammer to defeating coronavirus, but why are you taking a sledgehammer to the state education system?" Mr Tehan told Insiders.
Politics over public’s safety, make sure you lick the spoon of the infected, you shill.
No one is safe in the future from the China virus unless stop international flights, vaccine and herd immunity so risk will always be present.
Minister Tehan has nothing to say when Victorian government is going to open schools, it’s up to Andrews government.
Schools have never closed. They had school holidays and are now either doing remote learning or onsite learning. Stop spreading misinformation.
Should have known this rabble couldn’t hold it together for long. Dutton last week. Teehan today.
What happened to “States are in control of those decisions”. Butt out, federal numpties. Stop mixing the messages!
So what is the idiot andrews reason for the closures
Liberate Victoria!
Tehan then walks back his comments a few hours later. Not only are they incapable of running our Foreign Policy without screwing it up. They can't even get their inter Ministerial talking points straight. No wonder the US has taken over the lnp Defense Policy.
...was it not the decision of the State on this matter? 🤔...didn’t the PM say that this decision is to be made by individual States...
So the federal education minister is throwing a tanty and dan andrews is just chilling with a 75% approval rating.. Victorians are happy with dans descisions and im sorry scomo but you passed the buck to the states so now you have to live with it
In other words the federal minister just belittled all of the work teachers have been doing for online learning during a crisis.
And in doing so, he made a complete idiot of himself. meadowglen
So what is the Left and Dan Andrews proposal? Schools stay closed for years? Covid19 won’t be at Zero for years, so what is their argument here..
Listen to the science! Experts say schools are safe! The left deny science
Thanks Dan Tehan..............Back to school kids.
Mind your business! Schools are the states business and victorians stand behind Andrews and his decision!
This from a guy who thinks Africa is a nation (he WAS smart enough to correct himself and say it was a country!)
Parents have a stark choice - protect their kids by having them study remotely for a few weeks or risk an unlikely but possible infection that may kill vulnerable family members. Why is reasonable caution such a threat to the Fed LNP that they would ignore it?
We are at war and we all MUST work together!!!!!!!!!!!! Andrews must stop his bullshit and work for all of us not just his political career.
Well he must feel stupid now as a teacher in Vic. has just tested positive.
Supreme Leader Chairman Dan is having a hard time letting go of his run at communism.
I am wondering what safeguard protocols DanTehanWannon was referring to?
I think we should send the Federal Education Minister back to school - a state school that does not have soap or toilet paper and not enough bathroom facilities - not a private school where they just installed a wave maker in the pool
Here’s an idea. If each school surveyed the parent population and asked what they wanted, I think I know what the results would show. I think Dan Andrews does too. Couldn’t care less what Tehan has to say.
That didn't age well
Maybe the federal minister should check the latest research on kids and covid19 the consensus is swinging to their being just as likely to spread this as adults.
We have a problem with Premier Andrews. He seems to be running a dictatorship. Where is his caucus in controlling his incomprehensible actions in containing this coronavirus. Plus the medical experts advise seems to be at loggerheads with other states.?
2) Massive efforts should be made at all levels to prevent spreading of the infection among children after reopening of kindergartens and schools.
1) Conclusions SARS-CoV-2 may exist in children's gastrointestinal tract for a longer time than respiratory system. Persistent shedding of SARS-CoV-2 in stools of infected children raises the possibility that the virus might be transmitted through contaminated fomites...
LUCKY THEY DON'T LISTEN TO THIS GUY WITH VIC CLOSING A SCHOOL BECAUSE OF CORONVIRUS !
Seems Lancet says opening schools is bad
Communist leader of Victoria Dan, the Dictator does NOT want any child in Vic becoming too smart and conspire against the communist government or to challenge and overthrow him as the Supreme Leader of Victoria.... all hail Dan...all hail Dan
Ummmm how about we continue to look after vulnerable people by not opening schools and you stay in your little bubble world?
Reopen our state boarders domestic travel and parliament's fully for full siting days.its illegal unlawful under the commonwealth Australia constitution UK 1901 to close our parliament's and country state boarders for travel.serve the Australian pepole
Personally I don’t think there is much difference btw Federal and VIC at school. I think after the National Cabinet next Friday and after 11 May, VIC will have plan to gradually return school like QLD/NSW. just the way VIC communicate and the media spin creating confusion in VIC
No!!!
What Utter BULLSHIT.
When can we guarantee there won’t be any infection at school at all? Never until we have a vaccine or the virus disappears completely. What are the criteria and plans to open school? It is like easing other restrictions. You can’t wait until next year
Shouldn't Tehan wait until Parliament resumes before he starts making legal state decisions political.
Trust the fkn Libs to destroy whatever bipartisanship that existed during the most important period in recent Aussie history. They just can’t help but play politics at EVERY turn. Wankers.
Would this be a same case for flu and influenza ?
SImple. Cut all funding to Victoria until Dictator Dangdon DanielAndrewsMP complies. Then set up a committee to investigate ways to abolish States. thisisnotdemocracy SocialistRepublicOfDanistan endthelockdown
I demand Federal parliament reopens
Federal Education Minister made a comment yet on the Vic school,which had been open for children of key workers, closed due to Covid-19?
The schools in Germany and some other countries are starting to open from 4 May. Taiwan never closed schools. The virus will last for many months. While the case is controlled very low, we have to live with it. You have risk catching it at Coles too, should we close everything?
You must be a little late to the party. insiders please advise of the breaking case in a Victorian school. When you bridge the communication failure, can you also let Triple J News know. It’s as if you don’t want the nations youth to know. Where is this balance today? auspol
Victoria, the state that was left behind.
Schools are open but learning is happening in a 21st century model.
Nek minute ... Teachers testing positive all over the national headlines. How many teachers & parents have been tested without displaying symptoms ? Zero ? auspol
F off DanTehanWannon. About time you and Scomo got heavy handed with your fellow party members and Ministers who put themselves above the rules.
Dan's comments aged well.
Comrade Dan's fudged the numbers can't trust a socialist. Victoria will have more chinavirus19 infections than any other state mark my words Better still put your money where your mouth is auspol melbornstan
What is this? Feds made very clear that not all states have to follow same pattern. So why so much pressure. Is this the deal they made with Donald and his mob?
This is outrageous! How are these kids going to learn about gender pronouns and penis tucking if they're not at school?
Hey Dan. Maybe you haven’t heard about the new covid-19 outbreak in a Victorian school? Makes you look a bit stupid don’t you think?
Great news. Get back to school work and life 🤣👍 Time for the failed fear mongering to end.
When the federal government doesn't know what to do, its do what the state says, when they don't like it , its don't listen to the state. Federal government that ship sailed, stay out of it.
Then needs to get in the bin immediately as breaking news announces a school in Victoria has a Covid outbreak and had to close. The irony is rich.
Damm that’s crazy, but why would we listen to the people who let the Ruby Princess dock?
Hey DanTehanWannon, thank god we have a politician that cares (and that’s not you btw) - if only you could f**k off and let DanielAndrewsMP take over our Higher Education system before you destroy that
So he’s having a tantrum because one state won’t do what he wants?
Dan Tehan wishes he was Dan Andrews.
BREAKING: Teacher tests positive to COVID19 at Meadow Glen Primary School in Epping. School to be closed for 3 days. 10NewsFirstMelb springst
Meanwhile a school in Victoria forced to close as a teacher tests positive....