Budget 1999-2000

Media Releases

MAJOR REFORM OF NON-GOVERNMENT SCHOOL FUNDING

$870 MILLION MORE FOR EDUCATION

INCREASED ASSISTANCE FOR ISOLATED CHILDREN

$25 MILLION FOR SCIENCE EDUCATION

$28 MILLION BOOST FOR STUDENT PLACES AT JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY

$77.7 MILLION FOR HIGHER TEACHING STANDARDS

$90 MILLION FOR THE STUDY OF ASIAN LANGUAGES

$1.6 BILLION EACH YEAR FOR TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL AUSTRALIANS

AN EXTRA $19.8 MILLION TO FIGHT DRUGS IN SCHOOLS

IMPROVING OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIANS

AUSTRALIA’S ENVIRONMENT BENEFITS FROM AN INCREASE IN GREEN CORPS PLACES

OFFSHORE CENTRES AWARDED $10 MILLION TO PROMOTE AUSTRALIAN STUDIES

$1 MILLION FOR YOUNG OFFENDERS

$93.3 MILLION FOR HIGHER EDUCATION RESEARCH

IMPROVING LITERACY AND NUMERACY AT SCHOOL

ADDITIONAL HELP FOR DISADVANTAGED YOUNG AUSTRALIANS

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