Are Australian Schools Teaching Knowledge—or Ideology?

In her new book, Bella d'Abrera traces what she sees as the spread of decolonisation, gender theory, and climate activism through Western education.

Kindergarten students work on an activity at Annandale Public School in Sydney, Australia on May 25, 2020. AAP Image/Joel Carrett

From climate change to Indigenous identity, these themes are now embedded across every subject in Australian classrooms.

One author, Bella d'Abrera, argues this is a symptom of a larger movement across Australia, the United States, and the UK, where education is being substituted by ideology.