Budget 1999-2000

FACT SHEETS

MAJOR REFORM OF NON-GOVERNMENT SCHOOL FUNDING

INCREASED ASSISTANCE FOR ISOLATED CHILDREN

SCIENCE EDUCATION

$28 MILLION BOOST FOR STUDENT PLACES AT JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY

$77.7 MILLION FOR TEACHERS’ PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

$90 MILLION FOR THE STUDY OF ASIAN LANGUAGES

EXPANDED TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES

AN EXTRA $19.8 MILLION TO FIGHT DRUGS IN SCHOOL

IMPROVING OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIANS

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

OFFSHORE CENTRES AWARDED $5 MILLION EACH TO PROMOTE AUSTRALIAN STUDIES

ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE AND STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS WITH INDUSTRY - RESEARCH AND TRAINING SCHEME

IMPROVING LITERACY AND NUMERACY AT SCHOOL

JOB PLACEMENT, EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING INITIATIVES

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