The hard Left Canberra government recently offended against the democratic tradition of private property and Christianity by taking over the Catholic Calvary hospital in the ACT.

Our equally hard Left Prime Minister was asked to intervene - which he could have done because the ACT is a territory, not a state. He refused, and sided with his ultra-Left pals.

Now, the Albanese government is set to move against religious schools, after a report by a commission recommending that they be stripped of their tax deductible status.

The Albanese government - all Leftists governments - “hate private schooling” because they regard public schooling “as an essential tool by which to promote their ideas of social change.”

The report says that donations to private schools should not be tax deductible because there's not enough “public benefit”.

What rot! Private education saves the government and taxpayer billions. Without the private sector, the public sector would be swamped. Thirty five percent of Australian children attend non-government schools.

“A public school receives around $20,000 a year in government funding per student. But a private school receives only around $12,000.”

The slightly more than half payment is what keeps the public sector from being overwhelmed, and gives the opportunity of a proven higher standard of education, with no political indoctrination. Parents have to find the difference, and more of them each year are taking the option.

While there are elite schools benefiting from wealthy parents - not government, there are more that cater for the not-so-well-off. My wife taught in a Catholic school in one of the poorest suburbs in Adelaide, where there was no requirement for teachers or students to be Catholics: they could be any denomination, including Muslim, or no faith at all.

If people don't start taking notice of what Albanese is up to, it won't be long before all kids, and eventually, all Australians, are herded together wearing Mao Suits, totally brainwashed, just like the the totalitarian country whose dictator he has been seen patting on the shoulder and shaking hands with.

https://dailydeclaration.org.au/2023/12/28/government-plots-to-gut-faith-based-schools/

Yeah, at long last. Someone has dared to publicly suggest that religious institutions should be taxed. Let's hope the politicians have the balls to do it. They are only centuries too late. But better late than never though.

Private schools will be paying payroll tax from July 2024. However, this post is not concerned with taxation, nor is the reference article.

Hospitals vary in the type of services they specialize
in and provide, and the patients+ they treat.

Catholic institutions have a good reputation in providing
quality and compassionate health care to the most
vulnerable including, those reaching the end of their
lives. Catholic institutions are not-for-profit
organizations continuing their work in their hospitals,
aged care, across 5 states and 2 territories.

Why the territory government has decided to take over the
hospital in the ACT - I'm not sure. I can't imagine this
happening in Melbourne where St Vincents has such an
excellent reputation and has provided care for decades.

Both public and private hospitals are funded by various sources
including the Australian government, state and territory
governments, private health insurance and out of pocket payments
by individuals.

Trying to make sense of the territory's actions regarding
Calvary - will take more time. At the moment - not sure what
to make of it all.

As for the funding of private and public schools?

We're told that from 2012 to 2021 per student funding
to independent and catholic schools rose by 34% and
31% respectively while funding to public schools
increased by just 17% (according to the parliamentary
library data).

Whereas in Queensland the growth of government funding
to independent schools per student has been 9 times greater
than to public schools. In other words funding has gone to
those least in need.

In other words - private schools have seen the greatest
increase in funding since Gonski and public schools have
seen the least.

ttbn,

If your discussion is not concerned with taxation - why
did you bring it up in your opening post?

Just curious.