❓ Hon Graham Giffard asks whether the Catholic Education Office of WA has abandoned support for outcomes-based education and seeks a delay in implementation. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich vehemently denies a West Australian article claiming this, accusing the editor of distortion and defending the CEO of the Catholic Education Office.
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OUTCOMES-BASED EDUCATION - CATHOLIC EDUCATION OFFICE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Can the minister advise whether the Catholic Education Office of Western Australia has abandoned its support for outcomes-based education, and is seeking a delay in the implementation of the 17 new courses of study from 2007 to 2008? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH
Can the minister advise whether the Catholic Education Office of Western Australia has abandoned its support for outcomes-based education, and is seeking a delay in the implementation of the 17 new courses of study from 2007 to 2008? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH
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I thank the member for his question. I appreciate the interest that the member takes in education and training matters. Hon Simon O’Brien : What about us? Several members interjected. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I presume that the source of this information is The West Australian . I hesitate to say it is a newspaper in the sense that that word implies. We are dealing with facts, but The West Australian is not a paper containing facts. Under the current editor, this is a paper full of distortion and outright lies. I will prove it. There are hundreds of examples of outright lies, but I will take this one first: I refer to today’s front page article which is headlined in bold, “Catholic schools say stop OBE plan”. The simple fact is that it is not true, because they did not say it. Hon Peter Collier : The majority did. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The blame for the shabby lack of truth in the article lies squarely with the editor, because sources from inside The West Australian have confirmed that the editor rewrote the article to intentionally distort the facts, which he has done on many occasions, on not only this issue but also other issues. However, in recent times it has been more specifically on education. There is something called editorial licence under which editors make changes, but this editor totally rewrites and restructures the work of journalists to put forward his own point of view to achieve his own personal end. I do not know what that is because I have never met the man. Sorry, I was introduced to him once, but obviously I did not make much of an impression on him because, for whatever reason, he has made it his business to attack me personally. That is okay. I cop that, but I will not cop people as honourable as the chief executive officer of the Catholic Education Office, Ron Dullard, having words put into his mouth and being misreported and misquoted. If the editor wants to bully me, that is fine, because I am a big girl. However, I will not have people of the quality of Ron Dullard bullied. Mr President, I ask you to bear with me. I phoned Ron Dullard yesterday and spoke to him. Point of Order Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : I am sorry to interrupt this very interesting discourse. Hon Graham Giffard interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Hon Graham Giffard, the deputy leader of the opposition in the Legislative Council is speaking to me on a point of order. Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : A similar point of order has been raised almost daily. If ever there is a clear case of this question time being abused for a ministerial statement, this is it. The minister is clearly using this part of the day’s proceedings with a prepared statement that should have been reserved for ministerial statement time, and should not take up question time. That is my point of order. The PRESIDENT : I have no doubt that the Minister for Education and Training is very conscious of the fact that Wednesday’s question time finishes very close to 5.00 pm. The Minister for Education and Training was answering a question asked by Hon Graham Giffard on a matter that is topical and there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I ask members to bear with me. The point I was making is that I spoke to Ron Dullard yesterday and I did so of my own initiative. I thanked him for his support in the Sunday Times , which he initiated of his own accord. He spoke to me about having conducted a parent evening for the parents of students in the Catholic system. He reported that that was very well received and that, by and large, the parents were positive. In terms of this issue, there was no reference to any disappointment, delay or lack of support. This morning he phoned me to say that, once again, The West Australian got it wrong, and that he is sending a letter to all the principals to correct this. It reads - Subject: Urgent Message from the Director To All Principals It seems every time that I am reported in the West Australian newspaper I am forced to give the full picture as the articles and headlines in particular are misleading. In my interview with Jessica Strutt I indicated that most Secondary Principals had advised me that they would like to delay the introduction of the new Courses of Study. Nevertheless there were a substantial number of Principals who wanted the Courses of Study to go ahead on the established timeline. When I was asked if I would be advising the Minister to stop the introduction of the Courses of Study my answer was NO. I said I would provide the Minister with the facts of where the Catholic School Principals stood. If the Courses of Study were delayed the schools would use the time to do more preparation. If they were to go ahead the schools would implement the Courses of Study to the best of their ability. I indicated that what ever decision the Government makes any delay should not be the first step in abandoning the implementation of the Courses of Study. The answer was no.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for his question. I appreciate the interest that the member takes in education and training matters. Hon Simon O’Brien : What about us? Several members interjected. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I presume that the source of this information is The West Australian . I hesitate to say it is a newspaper in the sense that that word implies. We are dealing with facts, but The West Australian is not a paper containing facts. Under the current editor, this is a paper full of distortion and outright lies. I will prove it. There are hundreds of examples of outright lies, but I will take this one first: I refer to today’s front page article which is headlined in bold, “Catholic schools say stop OBE plan”. The simple fact is that it is not true, because they did not say it. Hon Peter Collier : The majority did. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The blame for the shabby lack of truth in the article lies squarely with the editor, because sources from inside The West Australian have confirmed that the editor rewrote the article to intentionally distort the facts, which he has done on many occasions, on not only this issue but also other issues. However, in recent times it has been more specifically on education. There is something called editorial licence under which editors make changes, but this editor totally rewrites and restructures the work of journalists to put forward his own point of view to achieve his own personal end. I do not know what that is because I have never met the man. Sorry, I was introduced to him once, but obviously I did not make much of an impression on him because, for whatever reason, he has made it his business to attack me personally. That is okay. I cop that, but I will not cop people as honourable as the chief executive officer of the Catholic Education Office, Ron Dullard, having words put into his mouth and being misreported and misquoted. If the editor wants to bully me, that is fine, because I am a big girl. However, I will not have people of the quality of Ron Dullard bullied. Mr President, I ask you to bear with me. I phoned Ron Dullard yesterday and spoke to him. Point of Order Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : I am sorry to interrupt this very interesting discourse. Hon Graham Giffard interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Hon Graham Giffard, the deputy leader of the opposition in the Legislative Council is speaking to me on a point of order. Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : A similar point of order has been raised almost daily. If ever there is a clear case of this question time being abused for a ministerial statement, this is it. The minister is clearly using this part of the day’s proceedings with a prepared statement that should have been reserved for ministerial statement time, and should not take up question time. That is my point of order. The PRESIDENT : I have no doubt that the Minister for Education and Training is very conscious of the fact that Wednesday’s question time finishes very close to 5.00 pm. The Minister for Education and Training was answering a question asked by Hon Graham Giffard on a matter that is topical and there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I ask members to bear with me. The point I was making is that I spoke to Ron Dullard yesterday and I did so of my own initiative. I thanked him for his support in the Sunday Times , which he initiated of his own accord. He spoke to me about having conducted a parent evening for the parents of students in the Catholic system. He reported that that was very well received and that, by and large, the parents were positive. In terms of this issue, there was no reference to any disappointment, delay or lack of support. This morning he phoned me to say that, once again, The West Australian got it wrong, and that he is sending a letter to all the principals to correct this. It reads - Subject: Urgent Message from the Director To All Principals It seems every time that I am reported in the West Australian newspaper I am forced to give the full picture as the articles and headlines in particular are misleading. In my interview with Jessica Strutt I indicated that most Secondary Principals had advised me that they would like to delay the introduction of the new Courses of Study. Nevertheless there were a substantial number of Principals who wanted the Courses of Study to go ahead on the established timeline. When I was asked if I would be advising the Minister to stop the introduction of the Courses of Study my answer was NO. I said I would provide the Minister with the facts of where the Catholic School Principals stood. If the Courses of Study were delayed the schools would use the time to do more preparation. If they were to go ahead the schools would implement the Courses of Study to the best of their ability. I indicated that what ever decision the Government makes any delay should not be the first step in abandoning the implementation of the Courses of Study. The answer was no.
I thank the member for his question. I appreciate the interest that the member takes in education and training matters. Hon Simon O’Brien : What about us? Several members interjected. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I presume that the source of this information is The West Australian . I hesitate to say it is a newspaper in the sense that that word implies. We are dealing with facts, but The West Australian is not a paper containing facts. Under the current editor, this is a paper full of distortion and outright lies. I will prove it. There are hundreds of examples of outright lies, but I will take this one first: I refer to today’s front page article which is headlined in bold, “Catholic schools say stop OBE plan”. The simple fact is that it is not true, because they did not say it. Hon Peter Collier : The majority did. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The blame for the shabby lack of truth in the article lies squarely with the editor, because sources from inside The West Australian have confirmed that the editor rewrote the article to intentionally distort the facts, which he has done on many occasions, on not only this issue but also other issues. However, in recent times it has been more specifically on education. There is something called editorial licence under which editors make changes, but this editor totally rewrites and restructures the work of journalists to put forward his own point of view to achieve his own personal end. I do not know what that is because I have never met the man. Sorry, I was introduced to him once, but obviously I did not make much of an impression on him because, for whatever reason, he has made it his business to attack me personally. That is okay. I cop that, but I will not cop people as honourable as the chief executive officer of the Catholic Education Office, Ron Dullard, having words put into his mouth and being misreported and misquoted. If the editor wants to bully me, that is fine, because I am a big girl. However, I will not have people of the quality of Ron Dullard bullied. Mr President, I ask you to bear with me. I phoned Ron Dullard yesterday and spoke to him. Point of Order Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : I am sorry to interrupt this very interesting discourse. Hon Graham Giffard interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Hon Graham Giffard, the deputy leader of the opposition in the Legislative Council is speaking to me on a point of order. Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : A similar point of order has been raised almost daily. If ever there is a clear case of this question time being abused for a ministerial statement, this is it. The minister is clearly using this part of the day’s proceedings with a prepared statement that should have been reserved for ministerial statement time, and should not take up question time. That is my point of order. The PRESIDENT : I have no doubt that the Minister for Education and Training is very conscious of the fact that Wednesday’s question time finishes very close to 5.00 pm. The Minister for Education and Training was answering a question asked by Hon Graham Giffard on a matter that is topical and there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I ask members to bear with me. The point I was making is that I spoke to Ron Dullard yesterday and I did so of my own initiative. I thanked him for his support in the Sunday Times , which he initiated of his own accord. He spoke to me about having conducted a parent evening for the parents of students in the Catholic system. He reported that that was very well received and that, by and large, the parents were positive. In terms of this issue, there was no reference to any disappointment, delay or lack of support. This morning he phoned me to say that, once again, The West Australian got it wrong, and that he is sending a letter to all the principals to correct this. It reads - Subject: Urgent Message from the Director To All Principals It seems every time that I am reported in the West Australian newspaper I am forced to give the full picture as the articles and headlines in particular are misleading. In my interview with Jessica Strutt I indicated that most Secondary Principals had advised me that they would like to delay the introduction of the new Courses of Study. Nevertheless there were a substantial number of Principals who wanted the Courses of Study to go ahead on the established timeline. When I was asked if I would be advising the Minister to stop the introduction of the Courses of Study my answer was NO. I said I would provide the Minister with the facts of where the Catholic School Principals stood. If the Courses of Study were delayed the schools would use the time to do more preparation. If they were to go ahead the schools would implement the Courses of Study to the best of their ability. I indicated that what ever decision the Government makes any delay should not be the first step in abandoning the implementation of the Courses of Study. The answer was no.
Hon Simon O’Brien : What about us? Several members interjected. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I presume that the source of this information is The West Australian . I hesitate to say it is a newspaper in the sense that that word implies. We are dealing with facts, but The West Australian is not a paper containing facts. Under the current editor, this is a paper full of distortion and outright lies. I will prove it. There are hundreds of examples of outright lies, but I will take this one first: I refer to today’s front page article which is headlined in bold, “Catholic schools say stop OBE plan”. The simple fact is that it is not true, because they did not say it. Hon Peter Collier : The majority did. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The blame for the shabby lack of truth in the article lies squarely with the editor, because sources from inside The West Australian have confirmed that the editor rewrote the article to intentionally distort the facts, which he has done on many occasions, on not only this issue but also other issues. However, in recent times it has been more specifically on education. There is something called editorial licence under which editors make changes, but this editor totally rewrites and restructures the work of journalists to put forward his own point of view to achieve his own personal end. I do not know what that is because I have never met the man. Sorry, I was introduced to him once, but obviously I did not make much of an impression on him because, for whatever reason, he has made it his business to attack me personally. That is okay. I cop that, but I will not cop people as honourable as the chief executive officer of the Catholic Education Office, Ron Dullard, having words put into his mouth and being misreported and misquoted. If the editor wants to bully me, that is fine, because I am a big girl. However, I will not have people of the quality of Ron Dullard bullied. Mr President, I ask you to bear with me. I phoned Ron Dullard yesterday and spoke to him. Point of Order Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : I am sorry to interrupt this very interesting discourse. Hon Graham Giffard interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Hon Graham Giffard, the deputy leader of the opposition in the Legislative Council is speaking to me on a point of order. Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : A similar point of order has been raised almost daily. If ever there is a clear case of this question time being abused for a ministerial statement, this is it. The minister is clearly using this part of the day’s proceedings with a prepared statement that should have been reserved for ministerial statement time, and should not take up question time. That is my point of order. The PRESIDENT : I have no doubt that the Minister for Education and Training is very conscious of the fact that Wednesday’s question time finishes very close to 5.00 pm. The Minister for Education and Training was answering a question asked by Hon Graham Giffard on a matter that is topical and there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I ask members to bear with me. The point I was making is that I spoke to Ron Dullard yesterday and I did so of my own initiative. I thanked him for his support in the Sunday Times , which he initiated of his own accord. He spoke to me about having conducted a parent evening for the parents of students in the Catholic system. He reported that that was very well received and that, by and large, the parents were positive. In terms of this issue, there was no reference to any disappointment, delay or lack of support. This morning he phoned me to say that, once again, The West Australian got it wrong, and that he is sending a letter to all the principals to correct this. It reads - Subject: Urgent Message from the Director To All Principals It seems every time that I am reported in the West Australian newspaper I am forced to give the full picture as the articles and headlines in particular are misleading. In my interview with Jessica Strutt I indicated that most Secondary Principals had advised me that they would like to delay the introduction of the new Courses of Study. Nevertheless there were a substantial number of Principals who wanted the Courses of Study to go ahead on the established timeline. When I was asked if I would be advising the Minister to stop the introduction of the Courses of Study my answer was NO. I said I would provide the Minister with the facts of where the Catholic School Principals stood. If the Courses of Study were delayed the schools would use the time to do more preparation. If they were to go ahead the schools would implement the Courses of Study to the best of their ability. I indicated that what ever decision the Government makes any delay should not be the first step in abandoning the implementation of the Courses of Study. The answer was no.
Several members interjected. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I presume that the source of this information is The West Australian . I hesitate to say it is a newspaper in the sense that that word implies. We are dealing with facts, but The West Australian is not a paper containing facts. Under the current editor, this is a paper full of distortion and outright lies. I will prove it. There are hundreds of examples of outright lies, but I will take this one first: I refer to today’s front page article which is headlined in bold, “Catholic schools say stop OBE plan”. The simple fact is that it is not true, because they did not say it. Hon Peter Collier : The majority did. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The blame for the shabby lack of truth in the article lies squarely with the editor, because sources from inside The West Australian have confirmed that the editor rewrote the article to intentionally distort the facts, which he has done on many occasions, on not only this issue but also other issues. However, in recent times it has been more specifically on education. There is something called editorial licence under which editors make changes, but this editor totally rewrites and restructures the work of journalists to put forward his own point of view to achieve his own personal end. I do not know what that is because I have never met the man. Sorry, I was introduced to him once, but obviously I did not make much of an impression on him because, for whatever reason, he has made it his business to attack me personally. That is okay. I cop that, but I will not cop people as honourable as the chief executive officer of the Catholic Education Office, Ron Dullard, having words put into his mouth and being misreported and misquoted. If the editor wants to bully me, that is fine, because I am a big girl. However, I will not have people of the quality of Ron Dullard bullied. Mr President, I ask you to bear with me. I phoned Ron Dullard yesterday and spoke to him. Point of Order Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : I am sorry to interrupt this very interesting discourse. Hon Graham Giffard interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Hon Graham Giffard, the deputy leader of the opposition in the Legislative Council is speaking to me on a point of order. Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : A similar point of order has been raised almost daily. If ever there is a clear case of this question time being abused for a ministerial statement, this is it. The minister is clearly using this part of the day’s proceedings with a prepared statement that should have been reserved for ministerial statement time, and should not take up question time. That is my point of order. The PRESIDENT : I have no doubt that the Minister for Education and Training is very conscious of the fact that Wednesday’s question time finishes very close to 5.00 pm. The Minister for Education and Training was answering a question asked by Hon Graham Giffard on a matter that is topical and there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I ask members to bear with me. The point I was making is that I spoke to Ron Dullard yesterday and I did so of my own initiative. I thanked him for his support in the Sunday Times , which he initiated of his own accord. He spoke to me about having conducted a parent evening for the parents of students in the Catholic system. He reported that that was very well received and that, by and large, the parents were positive. In terms of this issue, there was no reference to any disappointment, delay or lack of support. This morning he phoned me to say that, once again, The West Australian got it wrong, and that he is sending a letter to all the principals to correct this. It reads - Subject: Urgent Message from the Director To All Principals It seems every time that I am reported in the West Australian newspaper I am forced to give the full picture as the articles and headlines in particular are misleading. In my interview with Jessica Strutt I indicated that most Secondary Principals had advised me that they would like to delay the introduction of the new Courses of Study. Nevertheless there were a substantial number of Principals who wanted the Courses of Study to go ahead on the established timeline. When I was asked if I would be advising the Minister to stop the introduction of the Courses of Study my answer was NO. I said I would provide the Minister with the facts of where the Catholic School Principals stood. If the Courses of Study were delayed the schools would use the time to do more preparation. If they were to go ahead the schools would implement the Courses of Study to the best of their ability. I indicated that what ever decision the Government makes any delay should not be the first step in abandoning the implementation of the Courses of Study. The answer was no.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I presume that the source of this information is The West Australian . I hesitate to say it is a newspaper in the sense that that word implies. We are dealing with facts, but The West Australian is not a paper containing facts. Under the current editor, this is a paper full of distortion and outright lies. I will prove it. There are hundreds of examples of outright lies, but I will take this one first: I refer to today’s front page article which is headlined in bold, “Catholic schools say stop OBE plan”. The simple fact is that it is not true, because they did not say it. Hon Peter Collier : The majority did. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The blame for the shabby lack of truth in the article lies squarely with the editor, because sources from inside The West Australian have confirmed that the editor rewrote the article to intentionally distort the facts, which he has done on many occasions, on not only this issue but also other issues. However, in recent times it has been more specifically on education. There is something called editorial licence under which editors make changes, but this editor totally rewrites and restructures the work of journalists to put forward his own point of view to achieve his own personal end. I do not know what that is because I have never met the man. Sorry, I was introduced to him once, but obviously I did not make much of an impression on him because, for whatever reason, he has made it his business to attack me personally. That is okay. I cop that, but I will not cop people as honourable as the chief executive officer of the Catholic Education Office, Ron Dullard, having words put into his mouth and being misreported and misquoted. If the editor wants to bully me, that is fine, because I am a big girl. However, I will not have people of the quality of Ron Dullard bullied. Mr President, I ask you to bear with me. I phoned Ron Dullard yesterday and spoke to him. Point of Order Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : I am sorry to interrupt this very interesting discourse. Hon Graham Giffard interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Hon Graham Giffard, the deputy leader of the opposition in the Legislative Council is speaking to me on a point of order. Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : A similar point of order has been raised almost daily. If ever there is a clear case of this question time being abused for a ministerial statement, this is it. The minister is clearly using this part of the day’s proceedings with a prepared statement that should have been reserved for ministerial statement time, and should not take up question time. That is my point of order. The PRESIDENT : I have no doubt that the Minister for Education and Training is very conscious of the fact that Wednesday’s question time finishes very close to 5.00 pm. The Minister for Education and Training was answering a question asked by Hon Graham Giffard on a matter that is topical and there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I ask members to bear with me. The point I was making is that I spoke to Ron Dullard yesterday and I did so of my own initiative. I thanked him for his support in the Sunday Times , which he initiated of his own accord. He spoke to me about having conducted a parent evening for the parents of students in the Catholic system. He reported that that was very well received and that, by and large, the parents were positive. In terms of this issue, there was no reference to any disappointment, delay or lack of support. This morning he phoned me to say that, once again, The West Australian got it wrong, and that he is sending a letter to all the principals to correct this. It reads - Subject: Urgent Message from the Director To All Principals It seems every time that I am reported in the West Australian newspaper I am forced to give the full picture as the articles and headlines in particular are misleading. In my interview with Jessica Strutt I indicated that most Secondary Principals had advised me that they would like to delay the introduction of the new Courses of Study. Nevertheless there were a substantial number of Principals who wanted the Courses of Study to go ahead on the established timeline. When I was asked if I would be advising the Minister to stop the introduction of the Courses of Study my answer was NO. I said I would provide the Minister with the facts of where the Catholic School Principals stood. If the Courses of Study were delayed the schools would use the time to do more preparation. If they were to go ahead the schools would implement the Courses of Study to the best of their ability. I indicated that what ever decision the Government makes any delay should not be the first step in abandoning the implementation of the Courses of Study. The answer was no.
Hon Peter Collier : The majority did. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The blame for the shabby lack of truth in the article lies squarely with the editor, because sources from inside The West Australian have confirmed that the editor rewrote the article to intentionally distort the facts, which he has done on many occasions, on not only this issue but also other issues. However, in recent times it has been more specifically on education. There is something called editorial licence under which editors make changes, but this editor totally rewrites and restructures the work of journalists to put forward his own point of view to achieve his own personal end. I do not know what that is because I have never met the man. Sorry, I was introduced to him once, but obviously I did not make much of an impression on him because, for whatever reason, he has made it his business to attack me personally. That is okay. I cop that, but I will not cop people as honourable as the chief executive officer of the Catholic Education Office, Ron Dullard, having words put into his mouth and being misreported and misquoted. If the editor wants to bully me, that is fine, because I am a big girl. However, I will not have people of the quality of Ron Dullard bullied. Mr President, I ask you to bear with me. I phoned Ron Dullard yesterday and spoke to him. Point of Order Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : I am sorry to interrupt this very interesting discourse. Hon Graham Giffard interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Hon Graham Giffard, the deputy leader of the opposition in the Legislative Council is speaking to me on a point of order. Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : A similar point of order has been raised almost daily. If ever there is a clear case of this question time being abused for a ministerial statement, this is it. The minister is clearly using this part of the day’s proceedings with a prepared statement that should have been reserved for ministerial statement time, and should not take up question time. That is my point of order. The PRESIDENT : I have no doubt that the Minister for Education and Training is very conscious of the fact that Wednesday’s question time finishes very close to 5.00 pm. The Minister for Education and Training was answering a question asked by Hon Graham Giffard on a matter that is topical and there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I ask members to bear with me. The point I was making is that I spoke to Ron Dullard yesterday and I did so of my own initiative. I thanked him for his support in the Sunday Times , which he initiated of his own accord. He spoke to me about having conducted a parent evening for the parents of students in the Catholic system. He reported that that was very well received and that, by and large, the parents were positive. In terms of this issue, there was no reference to any disappointment, delay or lack of support. This morning he phoned me to say that, once again, The West Australian got it wrong, and that he is sending a letter to all the principals to correct this. It reads - Subject: Urgent Message from the Director To All Principals It seems every time that I am reported in the West Australian newspaper I am forced to give the full picture as the articles and headlines in particular are misleading. In my interview with Jessica Strutt I indicated that most Secondary Principals had advised me that they would like to delay the introduction of the new Courses of Study. Nevertheless there were a substantial number of Principals who wanted the Courses of Study to go ahead on the established timeline. When I was asked if I would be advising the Minister to stop the introduction of the Courses of Study my answer was NO. I said I would provide the Minister with the facts of where the Catholic School Principals stood. If the Courses of Study were delayed the schools would use the time to do more preparation. If they were to go ahead the schools would implement the Courses of Study to the best of their ability. I indicated that what ever decision the Government makes any delay should not be the first step in abandoning the implementation of the Courses of Study. The answer was no.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The blame for the shabby lack of truth in the article lies squarely with the editor, because sources from inside The West Australian have confirmed that the editor rewrote the article to intentionally distort the facts, which he has done on many occasions, on not only this issue but also other issues. However, in recent times it has been more specifically on education. There is something called editorial licence under which editors make changes, but this editor totally rewrites and restructures the work of journalists to put forward his own point of view to achieve his own personal end. I do not know what that is because I have never met the man. Sorry, I was introduced to him once, but obviously I did not make much of an impression on him because, for whatever reason, he has made it his business to attack me personally. That is okay. I cop that, but I will not cop people as honourable as the chief executive officer of the Catholic Education Office, Ron Dullard, having words put into his mouth and being misreported and misquoted. If the editor wants to bully me, that is fine, because I am a big girl. However, I will not have people of the quality of Ron Dullard bullied. Mr President, I ask you to bear with me. I phoned Ron Dullard yesterday and spoke to him. Point of Order Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : I am sorry to interrupt this very interesting discourse. Hon Graham Giffard interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Hon Graham Giffard, the deputy leader of the opposition in the Legislative Council is speaking to me on a point of order. Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : A similar point of order has been raised almost daily. If ever there is a clear case of this question time being abused for a ministerial statement, this is it. The minister is clearly using this part of the day’s proceedings with a prepared statement that should have been reserved for ministerial statement time, and should not take up question time. That is my point of order. The PRESIDENT : I have no doubt that the Minister for Education and Training is very conscious of the fact that Wednesday’s question time finishes very close to 5.00 pm. The Minister for Education and Training was answering a question asked by Hon Graham Giffard on a matter that is topical and there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I ask members to bear with me. The point I was making is that I spoke to Ron Dullard yesterday and I did so of my own initiative. I thanked him for his support in the Sunday Times , which he initiated of his own accord. He spoke to me about having conducted a parent evening for the parents of students in the Catholic system. He reported that that was very well received and that, by and large, the parents were positive. In terms of this issue, there was no reference to any disappointment, delay or lack of support. This morning he phoned me to say that, once again, The West Australian got it wrong, and that he is sending a letter to all the principals to correct this. It reads - Subject: Urgent Message from the Director To All Principals It seems every time that I am reported in the West Australian newspaper I am forced to give the full picture as the articles and headlines in particular are misleading. In my interview with Jessica Strutt I indicated that most Secondary Principals had advised me that they would like to delay the introduction of the new Courses of Study. Nevertheless there were a substantial number of Principals who wanted the Courses of Study to go ahead on the established timeline. When I was asked if I would be advising the Minister to stop the introduction of the Courses of Study my answer was NO. I said I would provide the Minister with the facts of where the Catholic School Principals stood. If the Courses of Study were delayed the schools would use the time to do more preparation. If they were to go ahead the schools would implement the Courses of Study to the best of their ability. I indicated that what ever decision the Government makes any delay should not be the first step in abandoning the implementation of the Courses of Study. The answer was no.
Hon Graham Giffard interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Hon Graham Giffard, the deputy leader of the opposition in the Legislative Council is speaking to me on a point of order. Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : A similar point of order has been raised almost daily. If ever there is a clear case of this question time being abused for a ministerial statement, this is it. The minister is clearly using this part of the day’s proceedings with a prepared statement that should have been reserved for ministerial statement time, and should not take up question time. That is my point of order. The PRESIDENT : I have no doubt that the Minister for Education and Training is very conscious of the fact that Wednesday’s question time finishes very close to 5.00 pm. The Minister for Education and Training was answering a question asked by Hon Graham Giffard on a matter that is topical and there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I ask members to bear with me. The point I was making is that I spoke to Ron Dullard yesterday and I did so of my own initiative. I thanked him for his support in the Sunday Times , which he initiated of his own accord. He spoke to me about having conducted a parent evening for the parents of students in the Catholic system. He reported that that was very well received and that, by and large, the parents were positive. In terms of this issue, there was no reference to any disappointment, delay or lack of support. This morning he phoned me to say that, once again, The West Australian got it wrong, and that he is sending a letter to all the principals to correct this. It reads - Subject: Urgent Message from the Director To All Principals It seems every time that I am reported in the West Australian newspaper I am forced to give the full picture as the articles and headlines in particular are misleading. In my interview with Jessica Strutt I indicated that most Secondary Principals had advised me that they would like to delay the introduction of the new Courses of Study. Nevertheless there were a substantial number of Principals who wanted the Courses of Study to go ahead on the established timeline. When I was asked if I would be advising the Minister to stop the introduction of the Courses of Study my answer was NO. I said I would provide the Minister with the facts of where the Catholic School Principals stood. If the Courses of Study were delayed the schools would use the time to do more preparation. If they were to go ahead the schools would implement the Courses of Study to the best of their ability. I indicated that what ever decision the Government makes any delay should not be the first step in abandoning the implementation of the Courses of Study. The answer was no.
The PRESIDENT : Order, Hon Graham Giffard, the deputy leader of the opposition in the Legislative Council is speaking to me on a point of order. Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : A similar point of order has been raised almost daily. If ever there is a clear case of this question time being abused for a ministerial statement, this is it. The minister is clearly using this part of the day’s proceedings with a prepared statement that should have been reserved for ministerial statement time, and should not take up question time. That is my point of order. The PRESIDENT : I have no doubt that the Minister for Education and Training is very conscious of the fact that Wednesday’s question time finishes very close to 5.00 pm. The Minister for Education and Training was answering a question asked by Hon Graham Giffard on a matter that is topical and there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I ask members to bear with me. The point I was making is that I spoke to Ron Dullard yesterday and I did so of my own initiative. I thanked him for his support in the Sunday Times , which he initiated of his own accord. He spoke to me about having conducted a parent evening for the parents of students in the Catholic system. He reported that that was very well received and that, by and large, the parents were positive. In terms of this issue, there was no reference to any disappointment, delay or lack of support. This morning he phoned me to say that, once again, The West Australian got it wrong, and that he is sending a letter to all the principals to correct this. It reads - Subject: Urgent Message from the Director To All Principals It seems every time that I am reported in the West Australian newspaper I am forced to give the full picture as the articles and headlines in particular are misleading. In my interview with Jessica Strutt I indicated that most Secondary Principals had advised me that they would like to delay the introduction of the new Courses of Study. Nevertheless there were a substantial number of Principals who wanted the Courses of Study to go ahead on the established timeline. When I was asked if I would be advising the Minister to stop the introduction of the Courses of Study my answer was NO. I said I would provide the Minister with the facts of where the Catholic School Principals stood. If the Courses of Study were delayed the schools would use the time to do more preparation. If they were to go ahead the schools would implement the Courses of Study to the best of their ability. I indicated that what ever decision the Government makes any delay should not be the first step in abandoning the implementation of the Courses of Study. The answer was no.
Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : A similar point of order has been raised almost daily. If ever there is a clear case of this question time being abused for a ministerial statement, this is it. The minister is clearly using this part of the day’s proceedings with a prepared statement that should have been reserved for ministerial statement time, and should not take up question time. That is my point of order. The PRESIDENT : I have no doubt that the Minister for Education and Training is very conscious of the fact that Wednesday’s question time finishes very close to 5.00 pm. The Minister for Education and Training was answering a question asked by Hon Graham Giffard on a matter that is topical and there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I ask members to bear with me. The point I was making is that I spoke to Ron Dullard yesterday and I did so of my own initiative. I thanked him for his support in the Sunday Times , which he initiated of his own accord. He spoke to me about having conducted a parent evening for the parents of students in the Catholic system. He reported that that was very well received and that, by and large, the parents were positive. In terms of this issue, there was no reference to any disappointment, delay or lack of support. This morning he phoned me to say that, once again, The West Australian got it wrong, and that he is sending a letter to all the principals to correct this. It reads - Subject: Urgent Message from the Director To All Principals It seems every time that I am reported in the West Australian newspaper I am forced to give the full picture as the articles and headlines in particular are misleading. In my interview with Jessica Strutt I indicated that most Secondary Principals had advised me that they would like to delay the introduction of the new Courses of Study. Nevertheless there were a substantial number of Principals who wanted the Courses of Study to go ahead on the established timeline. When I was asked if I would be advising the Minister to stop the introduction of the Courses of Study my answer was NO. I said I would provide the Minister with the facts of where the Catholic School Principals stood. If the Courses of Study were delayed the schools would use the time to do more preparation. If they were to go ahead the schools would implement the Courses of Study to the best of their ability. I indicated that what ever decision the Government makes any delay should not be the first step in abandoning the implementation of the Courses of Study. The answer was no.
The PRESIDENT : I have no doubt that the Minister for Education and Training is very conscious of the fact that Wednesday’s question time finishes very close to 5.00 pm. The Minister for Education and Training was answering a question asked by Hon Graham Giffard on a matter that is topical and there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I ask members to bear with me. The point I was making is that I spoke to Ron Dullard yesterday and I did so of my own initiative. I thanked him for his support in the Sunday Times , which he initiated of his own accord. He spoke to me about having conducted a parent evening for the parents of students in the Catholic system. He reported that that was very well received and that, by and large, the parents were positive. In terms of this issue, there was no reference to any disappointment, delay or lack of support. This morning he phoned me to say that, once again, The West Australian got it wrong, and that he is sending a letter to all the principals to correct this. It reads - Subject: Urgent Message from the Director To All Principals It seems every time that I am reported in the West Australian newspaper I am forced to give the full picture as the articles and headlines in particular are misleading. In my interview with Jessica Strutt I indicated that most Secondary Principals had advised me that they would like to delay the introduction of the new Courses of Study. Nevertheless there were a substantial number of Principals who wanted the Courses of Study to go ahead on the established timeline. When I was asked if I would be advising the Minister to stop the introduction of the Courses of Study my answer was NO. I said I would provide the Minister with the facts of where the Catholic School Principals stood. If the Courses of Study were delayed the schools would use the time to do more preparation. If they were to go ahead the schools would implement the Courses of Study to the best of their ability. I indicated that what ever decision the Government makes any delay should not be the first step in abandoning the implementation of the Courses of Study. The answer was no.
Subject: Urgent Message from the Director To All Principals It seems every time that I am reported in the West Australian newspaper I am forced to give the full picture as the articles and headlines in particular are misleading. In my interview with Jessica Strutt I indicated that most Secondary Principals had advised me that they would like to delay the introduction of the new Courses of Study. Nevertheless there were a substantial number of Principals who wanted the Courses of Study to go ahead on the established timeline. When I was asked if I would be advising the Minister to stop the introduction of the Courses of Study my answer was NO. I said I would provide the Minister with the facts of where the Catholic School Principals stood. If the Courses of Study were delayed the schools would use the time to do more preparation. If they were to go ahead the schools would implement the Courses of Study to the best of their ability. I indicated that what ever decision the Government makes any delay should not be the first step in abandoning the implementation of the Courses of Study. The answer was no.
To All Principals It seems every time that I am reported in the West Australian newspaper I am forced to give the full picture as the articles and headlines in particular are misleading. In my interview with Jessica Strutt I indicated that most Secondary Principals had advised me that they would like to delay the introduction of the new Courses of Study. Nevertheless there were a substantial number of Principals who wanted the Courses of Study to go ahead on the established timeline. When I was asked if I would be advising the Minister to stop the introduction of the Courses of Study my answer was NO. I said I would provide the Minister with the facts of where the Catholic School Principals stood. If the Courses of Study were delayed the schools would use the time to do more preparation. If they were to go ahead the schools would implement the Courses of Study to the best of their ability. I indicated that what ever decision the Government makes any delay should not be the first step in abandoning the implementation of the Courses of Study. The answer was no.
It seems every time that I am reported in the West Australian newspaper I am forced to give the full picture as the articles and headlines in particular are misleading. In my interview with Jessica Strutt I indicated that most Secondary Principals had advised me that they would like to delay the introduction of the new Courses of Study. Nevertheless there were a substantial number of Principals who wanted the Courses of Study to go ahead on the established timeline. When I was asked if I would be advising the Minister to stop the introduction of the Courses of Study my answer was NO. I said I would provide the Minister with the facts of where the Catholic School Principals stood. If the Courses of Study were delayed the schools would use the time to do more preparation. If they were to go ahead the schools would implement the Courses of Study to the best of their ability. I indicated that what ever decision the Government makes any delay should not be the first step in abandoning the implementation of the Courses of Study. The answer was no.
When I was asked if I would be advising the Minister to stop the introduction of the Courses of Study my answer was NO. I said I would provide the Minister with the facts of where the Catholic School Principals stood. If the Courses of Study were delayed the schools would use the time to do more preparation. If they were to go ahead the schools would implement the Courses of Study to the best of their ability. I indicated that what ever decision the Government makes any delay should not be the first step in abandoning the implementation of the Courses of Study.
I indicated that what ever decision the Government makes any delay should not be the first step in abandoning the implementation of the Courses of Study.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for his question. I appreciate the interest that the member takes in education and training matters. Hon Simon O’Brien : What about us? Several members interjected. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I presume that the source of this information is The West Australian . I hesitate to say it is a newspaper in the sense that that word implies. We are dealing with facts, but The West Australian is not a paper containing facts. Under the current editor, this is a paper full of distortion and outright lies. I will prove it. There are hundreds of examples of outright lies, but I will take this one first: I refer to today’s front page article which is headlined in bold, “Catholic schools say stop OBE plan”. The simple fact is that it is not true, because they did not say it. Hon Peter Collier : The majority did. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The blame for the shabby lack of truth in the article lies squarely with the editor, because sources from inside The West Australian have confirmed that the editor rewrote the article to intentionally distort the facts, which he has done on many occasions, on not only this issue but also other issues. However, in recent times it has been more specifically on education. There is something called editorial licence under which editors make changes, but this editor totally rewrites and restructures the work of journalists to put forward his own point of view to achieve his own personal end. I do not know what that is because I have never met the man. Sorry, I was introduced to him once, but obviously I did not make much of an impression on him because, for whatever reason, he has made it his business to attack me personally. That is okay. I cop that, but I will not cop people as honourable as the chief executive officer of the Catholic Education Office, Ron Dullard, having words put into his mouth and being misreported and misquoted. If the editor wants to bully me, that is fine, because I am a big girl. However, I will not have people of the quality of Ron Dullard bullied. Mr President, I ask you to bear with me. I phoned Ron Dullard yesterday and spoke to him. Point of Order Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : I am sorry to interrupt this very interesting discourse. Hon Graham Giffard interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Hon Graham Giffard, the deputy leader of the opposition in the Legislative Council is speaking to me on a point of order. Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : A similar point of order has been raised almost daily. If ever there is a clear case of this question time being abused for a ministerial statement, this is it. The minister is clearly using this part of the day’s proceedings with a prepared statement that should have been reserved for ministerial statement time, and should not take up question time. That is my point of order. The PRESIDENT : I have no doubt that the Minister for Education and Training is very conscious of the fact that Wednesday’s question time finishes very close to 5.00 pm. The Minister for Education and Training was answering a question asked by Hon Graham Giffard on a matter that is topical and there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I ask members to bear with me. The point I was making is that I spoke to Ron Dullard yesterday and I did so of my own initiative. I thanked him for his support in the Sunday Times , which he initiated of his own accord. He spoke to me about having conducted a parent evening for the parents of students in the Catholic system. He reported that that was very well received and that, by and large, the parents were positive. In terms of this issue, there was no reference to any disappointment, delay or lack of support. This morning he phoned me to say that, once again, The West Australian got it wrong, and that he is sending a letter to all the principals to correct this. It reads - Subject: Urgent Message from the Director To All Principals It seems every time that I am reported in the West Australian newspaper I am forced to give the full picture as the articles and headlines in particular are misleading. In my interview with Jessica Strutt I indicated that most Secondary Principals had advised me that they would like to delay the introduction of the new Courses of Study. Nevertheless there were a substantial number of Principals who wanted the Courses of Study to go ahead on the established timeline. When I was asked if I would be advising the Minister to stop the introduction of the Courses of Study my answer was NO. I said I would provide the Minister with the facts of where the Catholic School Principals stood. If the Courses of Study were delayed the schools would use the time to do more preparation. If they were to go ahead the schools would implement the Courses of Study to the best of their ability. I indicated that what ever decision the Government makes any delay should not be the first step in abandoning the implementation of the Courses of Study. The answer was no.
I thank the member for his question. I appreciate the interest that the member takes in education and training matters. Hon Simon O’Brien : What about us? Several members interjected. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I presume that the source of this information is The West Australian . I hesitate to say it is a newspaper in the sense that that word implies. We are dealing with facts, but The West Australian is not a paper containing facts. Under the current editor, this is a paper full of distortion and outright lies. I will prove it. There are hundreds of examples of outright lies, but I will take this one first: I refer to today’s front page article which is headlined in bold, “Catholic schools say stop OBE plan”. The simple fact is that it is not true, because they did not say it. Hon Peter Collier : The majority did. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The blame for the shabby lack of truth in the article lies squarely with the editor, because sources from inside The West Australian have confirmed that the editor rewrote the article to intentionally distort the facts, which he has done on many occasions, on not only this issue but also other issues. However, in recent times it has been more specifically on education. There is something called editorial licence under which editors make changes, but this editor totally rewrites and restructures the work of journalists to put forward his own point of view to achieve his own personal end. I do not know what that is because I have never met the man. Sorry, I was introduced to him once, but obviously I did not make much of an impression on him because, for whatever reason, he has made it his business to attack me personally. That is okay. I cop that, but I will not cop people as honourable as the chief executive officer of the Catholic Education Office, Ron Dullard, having words put into his mouth and being misreported and misquoted. If the editor wants to bully me, that is fine, because I am a big girl. However, I will not have people of the quality of Ron Dullard bullied. Mr President, I ask you to bear with me. I phoned Ron Dullard yesterday and spoke to him. Point of Order Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : I am sorry to interrupt this very interesting discourse. Hon Graham Giffard interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Hon Graham Giffard, the deputy leader of the opposition in the Legislative Council is speaking to me on a point of order. Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : A similar point of order has been raised almost daily. If ever there is a clear case of this question time being abused for a ministerial statement, this is it. The minister is clearly using this part of the day’s proceedings with a prepared statement that should have been reserved for ministerial statement time, and should not take up question time. That is my point of order. The PRESIDENT : I have no doubt that the Minister for Education and Training is very conscious of the fact that Wednesday’s question time finishes very close to 5.00 pm. The Minister for Education and Training was answering a question asked by Hon Graham Giffard on a matter that is topical and there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I ask members to bear with me. The point I was making is that I spoke to Ron Dullard yesterday and I did so of my own initiative. I thanked him for his support in the Sunday Times , which he initiated of his own accord. He spoke to me about having conducted a parent evening for the parents of students in the Catholic system. He reported that that was very well received and that, by and large, the parents were positive. In terms of this issue, there was no reference to any disappointment, delay or lack of support. This morning he phoned me to say that, once again, The West Australian got it wrong, and that he is sending a letter to all the principals to correct this. It reads - Subject: Urgent Message from the Director To All Principals It seems every time that I am reported in the West Australian newspaper I am forced to give the full picture as the articles and headlines in particular are misleading. In my interview with Jessica Strutt I indicated that most Secondary Principals had advised me that they would like to delay the introduction of the new Courses of Study. Nevertheless there were a substantial number of Principals who wanted the Courses of Study to go ahead on the established timeline. When I was asked if I would be advising the Minister to stop the introduction of the Courses of Study my answer was NO. I said I would provide the Minister with the facts of where the Catholic School Principals stood. If the Courses of Study were delayed the schools would use the time to do more preparation. If they were to go ahead the schools would implement the Courses of Study to the best of their ability. I indicated that what ever decision the Government makes any delay should not be the first step in abandoning the implementation of the Courses of Study. The answer was no.
Hon Simon O’Brien : What about us? Several members interjected. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I presume that the source of this information is The West Australian . I hesitate to say it is a newspaper in the sense that that word implies. We are dealing with facts, but The West Australian is not a paper containing facts. Under the current editor, this is a paper full of distortion and outright lies. I will prove it. There are hundreds of examples of outright lies, but I will take this one first: I refer to today’s front page article which is headlined in bold, “Catholic schools say stop OBE plan”. The simple fact is that it is not true, because they did not say it. Hon Peter Collier : The majority did. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The blame for the shabby lack of truth in the article lies squarely with the editor, because sources from inside The West Australian have confirmed that the editor rewrote the article to intentionally distort the facts, which he has done on many occasions, on not only this issue but also other issues. However, in recent times it has been more specifically on education. There is something called editorial licence under which editors make changes, but this editor totally rewrites and restructures the work of journalists to put forward his own point of view to achieve his own personal end. I do not know what that is because I have never met the man. Sorry, I was introduced to him once, but obviously I did not make much of an impression on him because, for whatever reason, he has made it his business to attack me personally. That is okay. I cop that, but I will not cop people as honourable as the chief executive officer of the Catholic Education Office, Ron Dullard, having words put into his mouth and being misreported and misquoted. If the editor wants to bully me, that is fine, because I am a big girl. However, I will not have people of the quality of Ron Dullard bullied. Mr President, I ask you to bear with me. I phoned Ron Dullard yesterday and spoke to him. Point of Order Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : I am sorry to interrupt this very interesting discourse. Hon Graham Giffard interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Hon Graham Giffard, the deputy leader of the opposition in the Legislative Council is speaking to me on a point of order. Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : A similar point of order has been raised almost daily. If ever there is a clear case of this question time being abused for a ministerial statement, this is it. The minister is clearly using this part of the day’s proceedings with a prepared statement that should have been reserved for ministerial statement time, and should not take up question time. That is my point of order. The PRESIDENT : I have no doubt that the Minister for Education and Training is very conscious of the fact that Wednesday’s question time finishes very close to 5.00 pm. The Minister for Education and Training was answering a question asked by Hon Graham Giffard on a matter that is topical and there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I ask members to bear with me. The point I was making is that I spoke to Ron Dullard yesterday and I did so of my own initiative. I thanked him for his support in the Sunday Times , which he initiated of his own accord. He spoke to me about having conducted a parent evening for the parents of students in the Catholic system. He reported that that was very well received and that, by and large, the parents were positive. In terms of this issue, there was no reference to any disappointment, delay or lack of support. This morning he phoned me to say that, once again, The West Australian got it wrong, and that he is sending a letter to all the principals to correct this. It reads - Subject: Urgent Message from the Director To All Principals It seems every time that I am reported in the West Australian newspaper I am forced to give the full picture as the articles and headlines in particular are misleading. In my interview with Jessica Strutt I indicated that most Secondary Principals had advised me that they would like to delay the introduction of the new Courses of Study. Nevertheless there were a substantial number of Principals who wanted the Courses of Study to go ahead on the established timeline. When I was asked if I would be advising the Minister to stop the introduction of the Courses of Study my answer was NO. I said I would provide the Minister with the facts of where the Catholic School Principals stood. If the Courses of Study were delayed the schools would use the time to do more preparation. If they were to go ahead the schools would implement the Courses of Study to the best of their ability. I indicated that what ever decision the Government makes any delay should not be the first step in abandoning the implementation of the Courses of Study. The answer was no.
Several members interjected. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I presume that the source of this information is The West Australian . I hesitate to say it is a newspaper in the sense that that word implies. We are dealing with facts, but The West Australian is not a paper containing facts. Under the current editor, this is a paper full of distortion and outright lies. I will prove it. There are hundreds of examples of outright lies, but I will take this one first: I refer to today’s front page article which is headlined in bold, “Catholic schools say stop OBE plan”. The simple fact is that it is not true, because they did not say it. Hon Peter Collier : The majority did. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The blame for the shabby lack of truth in the article lies squarely with the editor, because sources from inside The West Australian have confirmed that the editor rewrote the article to intentionally distort the facts, which he has done on many occasions, on not only this issue but also other issues. However, in recent times it has been more specifically on education. There is something called editorial licence under which editors make changes, but this editor totally rewrites and restructures the work of journalists to put forward his own point of view to achieve his own personal end. I do not know what that is because I have never met the man. Sorry, I was introduced to him once, but obviously I did not make much of an impression on him because, for whatever reason, he has made it his business to attack me personally. That is okay. I cop that, but I will not cop people as honourable as the chief executive officer of the Catholic Education Office, Ron Dullard, having words put into his mouth and being misreported and misquoted. If the editor wants to bully me, that is fine, because I am a big girl. However, I will not have people of the quality of Ron Dullard bullied. Mr President, I ask you to bear with me. I phoned Ron Dullard yesterday and spoke to him. Point of Order Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : I am sorry to interrupt this very interesting discourse. Hon Graham Giffard interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Hon Graham Giffard, the deputy leader of the opposition in the Legislative Council is speaking to me on a point of order. Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : A similar point of order has been raised almost daily. If ever there is a clear case of this question time being abused for a ministerial statement, this is it. The minister is clearly using this part of the day’s proceedings with a prepared statement that should have been reserved for ministerial statement time, and should not take up question time. That is my point of order. The PRESIDENT : I have no doubt that the Minister for Education and Training is very conscious of the fact that Wednesday’s question time finishes very close to 5.00 pm. The Minister for Education and Training was answering a question asked by Hon Graham Giffard on a matter that is topical and there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I ask members to bear with me. The point I was making is that I spoke to Ron Dullard yesterday and I did so of my own initiative. I thanked him for his support in the Sunday Times , which he initiated of his own accord. He spoke to me about having conducted a parent evening for the parents of students in the Catholic system. He reported that that was very well received and that, by and large, the parents were positive. In terms of this issue, there was no reference to any disappointment, delay or lack of support. This morning he phoned me to say that, once again, The West Australian got it wrong, and that he is sending a letter to all the principals to correct this. It reads - Subject: Urgent Message from the Director To All Principals It seems every time that I am reported in the West Australian newspaper I am forced to give the full picture as the articles and headlines in particular are misleading. In my interview with Jessica Strutt I indicated that most Secondary Principals had advised me that they would like to delay the introduction of the new Courses of Study. Nevertheless there were a substantial number of Principals who wanted the Courses of Study to go ahead on the established timeline. When I was asked if I would be advising the Minister to stop the introduction of the Courses of Study my answer was NO. I said I would provide the Minister with the facts of where the Catholic School Principals stood. If the Courses of Study were delayed the schools would use the time to do more preparation. If they were to go ahead the schools would implement the Courses of Study to the best of their ability. I indicated that what ever decision the Government makes any delay should not be the first step in abandoning the implementation of the Courses of Study. The answer was no.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I presume that the source of this information is The West Australian . I hesitate to say it is a newspaper in the sense that that word implies. We are dealing with facts, but The West Australian is not a paper containing facts. Under the current editor, this is a paper full of distortion and outright lies. I will prove it. There are hundreds of examples of outright lies, but I will take this one first: I refer to today’s front page article which is headlined in bold, “Catholic schools say stop OBE plan”. The simple fact is that it is not true, because they did not say it. Hon Peter Collier : The majority did. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The blame for the shabby lack of truth in the article lies squarely with the editor, because sources from inside The West Australian have confirmed that the editor rewrote the article to intentionally distort the facts, which he has done on many occasions, on not only this issue but also other issues. However, in recent times it has been more specifically on education. There is something called editorial licence under which editors make changes, but this editor totally rewrites and restructures the work of journalists to put forward his own point of view to achieve his own personal end. I do not know what that is because I have never met the man. Sorry, I was introduced to him once, but obviously I did not make much of an impression on him because, for whatever reason, he has made it his business to attack me personally. That is okay. I cop that, but I will not cop people as honourable as the chief executive officer of the Catholic Education Office, Ron Dullard, having words put into his mouth and being misreported and misquoted. If the editor wants to bully me, that is fine, because I am a big girl. However, I will not have people of the quality of Ron Dullard bullied. Mr President, I ask you to bear with me. I phoned Ron Dullard yesterday and spoke to him. Point of Order Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : I am sorry to interrupt this very interesting discourse. Hon Graham Giffard interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Hon Graham Giffard, the deputy leader of the opposition in the Legislative Council is speaking to me on a point of order. Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : A similar point of order has been raised almost daily. If ever there is a clear case of this question time being abused for a ministerial statement, this is it. The minister is clearly using this part of the day’s proceedings with a prepared statement that should have been reserved for ministerial statement time, and should not take up question time. That is my point of order. The PRESIDENT : I have no doubt that the Minister for Education and Training is very conscious of the fact that Wednesday’s question time finishes very close to 5.00 pm. The Minister for Education and Training was answering a question asked by Hon Graham Giffard on a matter that is topical and there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I ask members to bear with me. The point I was making is that I spoke to Ron Dullard yesterday and I did so of my own initiative. I thanked him for his support in the Sunday Times , which he initiated of his own accord. He spoke to me about having conducted a parent evening for the parents of students in the Catholic system. He reported that that was very well received and that, by and large, the parents were positive. In terms of this issue, there was no reference to any disappointment, delay or lack of support. This morning he phoned me to say that, once again, The West Australian got it wrong, and that he is sending a letter to all the principals to correct this. It reads - Subject: Urgent Message from the Director To All Principals It seems every time that I am reported in the West Australian newspaper I am forced to give the full picture as the articles and headlines in particular are misleading. In my interview with Jessica Strutt I indicated that most Secondary Principals had advised me that they would like to delay the introduction of the new Courses of Study. Nevertheless there were a substantial number of Principals who wanted the Courses of Study to go ahead on the established timeline. When I was asked if I would be advising the Minister to stop the introduction of the Courses of Study my answer was NO. I said I would provide the Minister with the facts of where the Catholic School Principals stood. If the Courses of Study were delayed the schools would use the time to do more preparation. If they were to go ahead the schools would implement the Courses of Study to the best of their ability. I indicated that what ever decision the Government makes any delay should not be the first step in abandoning the implementation of the Courses of Study. The answer was no.
Hon Peter Collier : The majority did. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The blame for the shabby lack of truth in the article lies squarely with the editor, because sources from inside The West Australian have confirmed that the editor rewrote the article to intentionally distort the facts, which he has done on many occasions, on not only this issue but also other issues. However, in recent times it has been more specifically on education. There is something called editorial licence under which editors make changes, but this editor totally rewrites and restructures the work of journalists to put forward his own point of view to achieve his own personal end. I do not know what that is because I have never met the man. Sorry, I was introduced to him once, but obviously I did not make much of an impression on him because, for whatever reason, he has made it his business to attack me personally. That is okay. I cop that, but I will not cop people as honourable as the chief executive officer of the Catholic Education Office, Ron Dullard, having words put into his mouth and being misreported and misquoted. If the editor wants to bully me, that is fine, because I am a big girl. However, I will not have people of the quality of Ron Dullard bullied. Mr President, I ask you to bear with me. I phoned Ron Dullard yesterday and spoke to him. Point of Order Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : I am sorry to interrupt this very interesting discourse. Hon Graham Giffard interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Hon Graham Giffard, the deputy leader of the opposition in the Legislative Council is speaking to me on a point of order. Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : A similar point of order has been raised almost daily. If ever there is a clear case of this question time being abused for a ministerial statement, this is it. The minister is clearly using this part of the day’s proceedings with a prepared statement that should have been reserved for ministerial statement time, and should not take up question time. That is my point of order. The PRESIDENT : I have no doubt that the Minister for Education and Training is very conscious of the fact that Wednesday’s question time finishes very close to 5.00 pm. The Minister for Education and Training was answering a question asked by Hon Graham Giffard on a matter that is topical and there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I ask members to bear with me. The point I was making is that I spoke to Ron Dullard yesterday and I did so of my own initiative. I thanked him for his support in the Sunday Times , which he initiated of his own accord. He spoke to me about having conducted a parent evening for the parents of students in the Catholic system. He reported that that was very well received and that, by and large, the parents were positive. In terms of this issue, there was no reference to any disappointment, delay or lack of support. This morning he phoned me to say that, once again, The West Australian got it wrong, and that he is sending a letter to all the principals to correct this. It reads - Subject: Urgent Message from the Director To All Principals It seems every time that I am reported in the West Australian newspaper I am forced to give the full picture as the articles and headlines in particular are misleading. In my interview with Jessica Strutt I indicated that most Secondary Principals had advised me that they would like to delay the introduction of the new Courses of Study. Nevertheless there were a substantial number of Principals who wanted the Courses of Study to go ahead on the established timeline. When I was asked if I would be advising the Minister to stop the introduction of the Courses of Study my answer was NO. I said I would provide the Minister with the facts of where the Catholic School Principals stood. If the Courses of Study were delayed the schools would use the time to do more preparation. If they were to go ahead the schools would implement the Courses of Study to the best of their ability. I indicated that what ever decision the Government makes any delay should not be the first step in abandoning the implementation of the Courses of Study. The answer was no.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The blame for the shabby lack of truth in the article lies squarely with the editor, because sources from inside The West Australian have confirmed that the editor rewrote the article to intentionally distort the facts, which he has done on many occasions, on not only this issue but also other issues. However, in recent times it has been more specifically on education. There is something called editorial licence under which editors make changes, but this editor totally rewrites and restructures the work of journalists to put forward his own point of view to achieve his own personal end. I do not know what that is because I have never met the man. Sorry, I was introduced to him once, but obviously I did not make much of an impression on him because, for whatever reason, he has made it his business to attack me personally. That is okay. I cop that, but I will not cop people as honourable as the chief executive officer of the Catholic Education Office, Ron Dullard, having words put into his mouth and being misreported and misquoted. If the editor wants to bully me, that is fine, because I am a big girl. However, I will not have people of the quality of Ron Dullard bullied. Mr President, I ask you to bear with me. I phoned Ron Dullard yesterday and spoke to him. Point of Order Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : I am sorry to interrupt this very interesting discourse. Hon Graham Giffard interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Hon Graham Giffard, the deputy leader of the opposition in the Legislative Council is speaking to me on a point of order. Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : A similar point of order has been raised almost daily. If ever there is a clear case of this question time being abused for a ministerial statement, this is it. The minister is clearly using this part of the day’s proceedings with a prepared statement that should have been reserved for ministerial statement time, and should not take up question time. That is my point of order. The PRESIDENT : I have no doubt that the Minister for Education and Training is very conscious of the fact that Wednesday’s question time finishes very close to 5.00 pm. The Minister for Education and Training was answering a question asked by Hon Graham Giffard on a matter that is topical and there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I ask members to bear with me. The point I was making is that I spoke to Ron Dullard yesterday and I did so of my own initiative. I thanked him for his support in the Sunday Times , which he initiated of his own accord. He spoke to me about having conducted a parent evening for the parents of students in the Catholic system. He reported that that was very well received and that, by and large, the parents were positive. In terms of this issue, there was no reference to any disappointment, delay or lack of support. This morning he phoned me to say that, once again, The West Australian got it wrong, and that he is sending a letter to all the principals to correct this. It reads - Subject: Urgent Message from the Director To All Principals It seems every time that I am reported in the West Australian newspaper I am forced to give the full picture as the articles and headlines in particular are misleading. In my interview with Jessica Strutt I indicated that most Secondary Principals had advised me that they would like to delay the introduction of the new Courses of Study. Nevertheless there were a substantial number of Principals who wanted the Courses of Study to go ahead on the established timeline. When I was asked if I would be advising the Minister to stop the introduction of the Courses of Study my answer was NO. I said I would provide the Minister with the facts of where the Catholic School Principals stood. If the Courses of Study were delayed the schools would use the time to do more preparation. If they were to go ahead the schools would implement the Courses of Study to the best of their ability. I indicated that what ever decision the Government makes any delay should not be the first step in abandoning the implementation of the Courses of Study. The answer was no.
Hon Graham Giffard interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Hon Graham Giffard, the deputy leader of the opposition in the Legislative Council is speaking to me on a point of order. Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : A similar point of order has been raised almost daily. If ever there is a clear case of this question time being abused for a ministerial statement, this is it. The minister is clearly using this part of the day’s proceedings with a prepared statement that should have been reserved for ministerial statement time, and should not take up question time. That is my point of order. The PRESIDENT : I have no doubt that the Minister for Education and Training is very conscious of the fact that Wednesday’s question time finishes very close to 5.00 pm. The Minister for Education and Training was answering a question asked by Hon Graham Giffard on a matter that is topical and there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I ask members to bear with me. The point I was making is that I spoke to Ron Dullard yesterday and I did so of my own initiative. I thanked him for his support in the Sunday Times , which he initiated of his own accord. He spoke to me about having conducted a parent evening for the parents of students in the Catholic system. He reported that that was very well received and that, by and large, the parents were positive. In terms of this issue, there was no reference to any disappointment, delay or lack of support. This morning he phoned me to say that, once again, The West Australian got it wrong, and that he is sending a letter to all the principals to correct this. It reads - Subject: Urgent Message from the Director To All Principals It seems every time that I am reported in the West Australian newspaper I am forced to give the full picture as the articles and headlines in particular are misleading. In my interview with Jessica Strutt I indicated that most Secondary Principals had advised me that they would like to delay the introduction of the new Courses of Study. Nevertheless there were a substantial number of Principals who wanted the Courses of Study to go ahead on the established timeline. When I was asked if I would be advising the Minister to stop the introduction of the Courses of Study my answer was NO. I said I would provide the Minister with the facts of where the Catholic School Principals stood. If the Courses of Study were delayed the schools would use the time to do more preparation. If they were to go ahead the schools would implement the Courses of Study to the best of their ability. I indicated that what ever decision the Government makes any delay should not be the first step in abandoning the implementation of the Courses of Study. The answer was no.
The PRESIDENT : Order, Hon Graham Giffard, the deputy leader of the opposition in the Legislative Council is speaking to me on a point of order. Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : A similar point of order has been raised almost daily. If ever there is a clear case of this question time being abused for a ministerial statement, this is it. The minister is clearly using this part of the day’s proceedings with a prepared statement that should have been reserved for ministerial statement time, and should not take up question time. That is my point of order. The PRESIDENT : I have no doubt that the Minister for Education and Training is very conscious of the fact that Wednesday’s question time finishes very close to 5.00 pm. The Minister for Education and Training was answering a question asked by Hon Graham Giffard on a matter that is topical and there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I ask members to bear with me. The point I was making is that I spoke to Ron Dullard yesterday and I did so of my own initiative. I thanked him for his support in the Sunday Times , which he initiated of his own accord. He spoke to me about having conducted a parent evening for the parents of students in the Catholic system. He reported that that was very well received and that, by and large, the parents were positive. In terms of this issue, there was no reference to any disappointment, delay or lack of support. This morning he phoned me to say that, once again, The West Australian got it wrong, and that he is sending a letter to all the principals to correct this. It reads - Subject: Urgent Message from the Director To All Principals It seems every time that I am reported in the West Australian newspaper I am forced to give the full picture as the articles and headlines in particular are misleading. In my interview with Jessica Strutt I indicated that most Secondary Principals had advised me that they would like to delay the introduction of the new Courses of Study. Nevertheless there were a substantial number of Principals who wanted the Courses of Study to go ahead on the established timeline. When I was asked if I would be advising the Minister to stop the introduction of the Courses of Study my answer was NO. I said I would provide the Minister with the facts of where the Catholic School Principals stood. If the Courses of Study were delayed the schools would use the time to do more preparation. If they were to go ahead the schools would implement the Courses of Study to the best of their ability. I indicated that what ever decision the Government makes any delay should not be the first step in abandoning the implementation of the Courses of Study. The answer was no.
Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : A similar point of order has been raised almost daily. If ever there is a clear case of this question time being abused for a ministerial statement, this is it. The minister is clearly using this part of the day’s proceedings with a prepared statement that should have been reserved for ministerial statement time, and should not take up question time. That is my point of order. The PRESIDENT : I have no doubt that the Minister for Education and Training is very conscious of the fact that Wednesday’s question time finishes very close to 5.00 pm. The Minister for Education and Training was answering a question asked by Hon Graham Giffard on a matter that is topical and there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I ask members to bear with me. The point I was making is that I spoke to Ron Dullard yesterday and I did so of my own initiative. I thanked him for his support in the Sunday Times , which he initiated of his own accord. He spoke to me about having conducted a parent evening for the parents of students in the Catholic system. He reported that that was very well received and that, by and large, the parents were positive. In terms of this issue, there was no reference to any disappointment, delay or lack of support. This morning he phoned me to say that, once again, The West Australian got it wrong, and that he is sending a letter to all the principals to correct this. It reads - Subject: Urgent Message from the Director To All Principals It seems every time that I am reported in the West Australian newspaper I am forced to give the full picture as the articles and headlines in particular are misleading. In my interview with Jessica Strutt I indicated that most Secondary Principals had advised me that they would like to delay the introduction of the new Courses of Study. Nevertheless there were a substantial number of Principals who wanted the Courses of Study to go ahead on the established timeline. When I was asked if I would be advising the Minister to stop the introduction of the Courses of Study my answer was NO. I said I would provide the Minister with the facts of where the Catholic School Principals stood. If the Courses of Study were delayed the schools would use the time to do more preparation. If they were to go ahead the schools would implement the Courses of Study to the best of their ability. I indicated that what ever decision the Government makes any delay should not be the first step in abandoning the implementation of the Courses of Study. The answer was no.
The PRESIDENT : I have no doubt that the Minister for Education and Training is very conscious of the fact that Wednesday’s question time finishes very close to 5.00 pm. The Minister for Education and Training was answering a question asked by Hon Graham Giffard on a matter that is topical and there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I ask members to bear with me. The point I was making is that I spoke to Ron Dullard yesterday and I did so of my own initiative. I thanked him for his support in the Sunday Times , which he initiated of his own accord. He spoke to me about having conducted a parent evening for the parents of students in the Catholic system. He reported that that was very well received and that, by and large, the parents were positive. In terms of this issue, there was no reference to any disappointment, delay or lack of support. This morning he phoned me to say that, once again, The West Australian got it wrong, and that he is sending a letter to all the principals to correct this. It reads - Subject: Urgent Message from the Director To All Principals It seems every time that I am reported in the West Australian newspaper I am forced to give the full picture as the articles and headlines in particular are misleading. In my interview with Jessica Strutt I indicated that most Secondary Principals had advised me that they would like to delay the introduction of the new Courses of Study. Nevertheless there were a substantial number of Principals who wanted the Courses of Study to go ahead on the established timeline. When I was asked if I would be advising the Minister to stop the introduction of the Courses of Study my answer was NO. I said I would provide the Minister with the facts of where the Catholic School Principals stood. If the Courses of Study were delayed the schools would use the time to do more preparation. If they were to go ahead the schools would implement the Courses of Study to the best of their ability. I indicated that what ever decision the Government makes any delay should not be the first step in abandoning the implementation of the Courses of Study. The answer was no.
Subject: Urgent Message from the Director To All Principals It seems every time that I am reported in the West Australian newspaper I am forced to give the full picture as the articles and headlines in particular are misleading. In my interview with Jessica Strutt I indicated that most Secondary Principals had advised me that they would like to delay the introduction of the new Courses of Study. Nevertheless there were a substantial number of Principals who wanted the Courses of Study to go ahead on the established timeline. When I was asked if I would be advising the Minister to stop the introduction of the Courses of Study my answer was NO. I said I would provide the Minister with the facts of where the Catholic School Principals stood. If the Courses of Study were delayed the schools would use the time to do more preparation. If they were to go ahead the schools would implement the Courses of Study to the best of their ability. I indicated that what ever decision the Government makes any delay should not be the first step in abandoning the implementation of the Courses of Study. The answer was no.
To All Principals It seems every time that I am reported in the West Australian newspaper I am forced to give the full picture as the articles and headlines in particular are misleading. In my interview with Jessica Strutt I indicated that most Secondary Principals had advised me that they would like to delay the introduction of the new Courses of Study. Nevertheless there were a substantial number of Principals who wanted the Courses of Study to go ahead on the established timeline. When I was asked if I would be advising the Minister to stop the introduction of the Courses of Study my answer was NO. I said I would provide the Minister with the facts of where the Catholic School Principals stood. If the Courses of Study were delayed the schools would use the time to do more preparation. If they were to go ahead the schools would implement the Courses of Study to the best of their ability. I indicated that what ever decision the Government makes any delay should not be the first step in abandoning the implementation of the Courses of Study. The answer was no.
It seems every time that I am reported in the West Australian newspaper I am forced to give the full picture as the articles and headlines in particular are misleading. In my interview with Jessica Strutt I indicated that most Secondary Principals had advised me that they would like to delay the introduction of the new Courses of Study. Nevertheless there were a substantial number of Principals who wanted the Courses of Study to go ahead on the established timeline. When I was asked if I would be advising the Minister to stop the introduction of the Courses of Study my answer was NO. I said I would provide the Minister with the facts of where the Catholic School Principals stood. If the Courses of Study were delayed the schools would use the time to do more preparation. If they were to go ahead the schools would implement the Courses of Study to the best of their ability. I indicated that what ever decision the Government makes any delay should not be the first step in abandoning the implementation of the Courses of Study. The answer was no.
When I was asked if I would be advising the Minister to stop the introduction of the Courses of Study my answer was NO. I said I would provide the Minister with the facts of where the Catholic School Principals stood. If the Courses of Study were delayed the schools would use the time to do more preparation. If they were to go ahead the schools would implement the Courses of Study to the best of their ability. I indicated that what ever decision the Government makes any delay should not be the first step in abandoning the implementation of the Courses of Study.
I indicated that what ever decision the Government makes any delay should not be the first step in abandoning the implementation of the Courses of Study.
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