Education in Australia

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This paper discusses the theory that poverty perpetuates itself and the view that poverty is due to an educational deficit. It examines the vicious circle of lack of money to fund higher education and therefore well-paid jobs. The paper also explores poverty levels in Australia and implementation of methods and ideas to improve the link between education and opportunity.

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"However, as Bradbury (1999) states, the industrialized nations of the world have been more successful in reducing poverty among the aged, but in many countries the last two decades there has been a re emergence of child poverty. Rates vary widely, but evidence shows that Australia has a relatively high child poverty rate. A more recent study (Fed:Child poverty in Australia increasing, study says [2002]) finds that the number of jobless families in Australia and the proportion of children living in poverty has increased. The study was by the welfare agency Anglicare Australia and is titled The State of the Family Report 2002, and it shows that poverty among children is significantly greater than among adult Australians, with an estimated 676,800 children growing up in jobless families. These children face a significant risk of living in poverty both now and in the future, and child poverty in Australia now stands at 12 per cent."

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