THE Auditor-General is probing the Gillard government's $2.4 billion school computers program.

This comes on the heels of multiple inquiries into Building the Education Revolution bungling.

The outcome - due to be reported to parliament in the spring session - has the potential to damage Julia Gillard in a knife-edge election campaign.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/school-computer-scheme-probed/story-fn59niix-1225893037107

Please tell me again of Julia Gillard's economic credentials?

As this report, and the one on the BER stuff up are due shortly, I guess that it is in Labor's interests to call an election before the # hits the fan as to JG's incompetence.

We rolled out laptops to Year 9s this year. Apparently the funds for older students have dried up.

Interestingly, I was just thinking earlier today about these 'revolutions' our government keeps promising (Building the Education Revolution, Digital Education Revolution, plain old Education Revolution). Sounds a bit too much like the Chinese Cultural Revolution for my liking. The word 'revolution' implies a rapid overhaul - a complete rethinking and reimagining of the systems and policies we have in place. Sadly, no such thing has occurred. Maybe we are having an Education Evolution - a slow and almost unnoticeable process.

Still, in the absence of any real policies from the opposition (apart from the apparently mandatory opposition policy of sniping at those in power), at least Gillard's government has given us an indication of the direction they will pretend to take. For the first time at a federal level, I have five weeks to make up my mind and no idea which way I will be voting or why.

The BUILDING and SCHOOLS program, to the best of my knowledge was administered and decided (who get's what and who does it) by the Dept of Education.

OOooooooh how I'd love to know what went on in the board/discussions about THAT !

Specially when the costs are so out of proportion with the cost of similar work done in the every day building game.

I SMELL CORRRRRUPtion.

You can bet your lillywhite a$$ that laptops will be handed out again this month for all to see in schools in good condition selected as polling stations as a last minute hope to catch the swinging voters.

Heartens me Shadow Minister to know this government will let the investigation take place.
Unlike the infamous AWB scandal that saw John Howard rule some things could not be investigated.
Or the lies deliberate ones, that saw the children overboard fairy story get air.
Good onya Julia let them look into our mistakes, Howard and those who followed him never will let light in to thier wrongs.

children overboard fairy story.
Belly,
you mean the one from a Labor orientated Aust Navy Boat crew ?