Calls for Australia to Rethink Federal Education Department Following Trump Reforms

A constitutional expert says Australia’s federal system shares similarities with the US situation.

Students walking along at the University of Queensland's (UQ) St. Lucia campus in Brisbane, Australia on on March 6, 2023. Daniel Y. Teng/The Epoch Times

There are calls for Australia to consider looking at its federal education department after U.S. President Donald Trump set into motion the beginnings of the dismantling of the U.S. counterpart.

The Trump administration’s decision is in response to two main issues: that academic results have not improved in the United States despite continued funding at the federal level; and also that the American Constitution originally designated the states to handle all education matters.