Brett Mason (Queensland, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Universities and Research) Share this | Hansard source

During my contribution on the second reading, I spoke about the cross-curriculum perspectives, and the minister, indeed the Senate, will recall that. They are the Indigenous perspective, a commitment to sustainable patterns of living, and an emphasis on Asia and Australian engagement with the region. They are the cross-curriculum perspectives that are weaved through the national curriculum. That is what the relevant authorities have done with the national curriculum. I ask the minister: why don't we have a cross-curriculum perspective that teaches students about the role and importance of liberal democratic institutions in shaping the society they live in?