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Parliament and pineapple on pizza: Milton Dick’s plan to future-proof democracy
Speaker of the House Milton Dick launched a campaign to strengthen Australian democracy through improved civics education, citing declining student understanding and global challenges. Testing shows only 28 percent of year 10 students met civics proficiency standards in 2024, down from 38 percent in 2019.
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Published 01 Aug 2026, 23:41 UTC · Updated 01 Aug 2026, 23:50 UTC
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