The annual release of NAPLAN results is once again upon us, and the debate regarding the value of the whole process will be revisited in something reminiscent of a scene from “groundhog day”.

Today, as a consequence of a long-running campaign by the QTU, the Minister for Education, Kate Jones, has announced a major revision of the Queensland effort in respect of the Australian Curriculum. This is a victory for teachers and their Union and a victory for common sense.

With the final 2016 federal election outcomes as much as a month away it is important to take stock of what we know now and the lessons we have learnt.

The 2016 federal budget delivered by Treasurer Scott Morrison on behalf of the Turnbull government is noteworthy both for how little it delivers for education and what it takes away.

QTU President Kevin Bates: "Today’s unequivocal commitment from the federal Labor opposition to funding the full Gonski is a great start to the 2016 school year and a powerful statement in an election year."