Chris Bonnor

Longlisted, Australian Political Book of the Year Award 2022 Why is education in Australia failing? Where did we go wrong, and how do we fix it? The Gonski Review seemed like a breakthrough. Commissioned by Prime Minister Julia Gillard and chaired by leading businessman David Gonski, the 2011 review made clear that school education policy wasn't working and placed a...

This book warns of a future where the hardest schools for Australian parents to get their kids into will be public ones. With insight, passion, and a great sense of urgency, Chris Bonnor and Jane Caro show how government, anxious parents, the church, and ideology are combining to undermine public schools. The Stupid Country is not a one-sided defence of...

How much of what you hear about schools can you trust? Can you believe the marketing hype about unsurpassed facilities, genius teachers, and stellar academic achievement? Do you listen to neighbourhood gossip about your local school? Are government statistics the answer? School choice has become one of the most agonising issues of parenthood. Chris Bonnor and Jane Caro have no...