Scope
The Standing Committee on Education and the Arts conducted inquiries into policy and proposed legislation and examined annual reports in the areas of education, employment, broadcasting and culture.
![Standing Committee on Education and the Arts, 27 September 1979. Inset: Senator Baden Teague. Standing L-R: John Lipscombe [Secretary] and Wayne Kathage [Research Officer]. Seated L-R: Senators Mal Colston, Stan Collard, Gordon Davidson [Chair], Susan Ryan and Ted Robertson.](http://103.18.108.76/uploads/8d5/8d588dd78bb04f5dce3b/c031-education-and-the-arts-standing-committee-27-september-1979-j1-1.jpg)
Standing Committee on Education and the Arts, 27 September 1979. Inset: Senator Baden Teague. Standing L-R: John Lipscombe [Secretary] and Wayne Kathage [Research Officer]. Seated L-R: Senators Mal Colston, Stan Collard, Gordon Davidson [Chair], Susan Ryan and Ted Robertson.
![Standing Committee on Education and the Arts, 27 September 1979. Standing L-R: John Lipscombe [Secretary] and Wayne Kathage [Research Officer]. Seated L-R: Senators Mal Colston, Stan Collard, Gordon Davidson [Chair], Susan Ryan and Ted Robertson.](http://103.18.108.76/uploads/3e4/3e44033c58028d6bbb08/c031-education-and-the-arts-standing-committee-27-september-1979-j1-2.jpg)
Standing Committee on Education and the Arts, 27 September 1979. Standing L-R: John Lipscombe [Secretary] and Wayne Kathage [Research Officer]. Seated L-R: Senators Mal Colston, Stan Collard, Gordon Davidson [Chair], Susan Ryan and Ted Robertson.
![Standing Committee on Education and the Arts, ca1976-78. Inset: Senator Kathy Martin. Standing L-R: Senators John Button, Ted Robertson and Stan Collard, and Paul Barsdell [Research Officer]. Seated L-R: John Lipscombe [Secretary], Senators Gordon Davidson [Chair] and Susan Ryan.](http://103.18.108.76/uploads/b5d/b5d5493e8ff00ad777bd/c031-education-and-the-arts-standing-committee-1976-78-j1.jpg)
Standing Committee on Education and the Arts, ca1976-78. Inset: Senator Kathy Martin. Standing L-R: Senators John Button, Ted Robertson and Stan Collard, and Paul Barsdell [Research Officer]. Seated L-R: John Lipscombe [Secretary], Senators Gordon Davidson [Chair] and Susan Ryan.
![Standing Committee on Education and the Arts, February 1983. Standing L-R: Terry Brown [Secretary], Senators Misha Lajovic, Margaret Reid and Robert Ray, and Wayne Kathage [Research Officer]. Seated L-R: Senators Patricia Giles, Baden Teague [Chair] and Jean Hearn.](http://103.18.108.76/uploads/b36/b36a8cf3f18942b09540/c031-education-and-the-arts-standing-committee-february-1983-j1.jpg)
Standing Committee on Education and the Arts, February 1983. Standing L-R: Terry Brown [Secretary], Senators Misha Lajovic, Margaret Reid and Robert Ray, and Wayne Kathage [Research Officer]. Seated L-R: Senators Patricia Giles, Baden Teague [Chair] and Jean Hearn.
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Ted Robertson, committee member 1976-81, Interview with Clarrie Hermes, 1990, National Library of Australia, TRC 4900/83, session 15, 00:25:20-00:26:51. Full interview available at https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-218045088/listen. |
Reports
| Date tabled | Title | Read report |
|---|---|---|
| Education of Isolated School ChildrenParliamentary paper number 296/1976 Gordon Sinclair Davidson, chair 1976-81, Interview with Bruce Edwards, 1984-86, National Library of Australia, TRC 4900/41, session 126, 00:00:24-00:02:52. Full interview available at https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-217655658/listen. | ||
| Outstanding ReferencesParliamentary paper number 190/1976 | ||
| Employment of Musicians by the Australian Broadcasting Commission (Progress Report)Parliamentary paper number 354/1976 | ||
| Employment of Musicians by the Australian Broadcasting CommissionParliamentary paper number 81/1977 Gordon Sinclair Davidson, chair 1976-81, Interview with Bruce Edwards, 1984-86, National Library of Australia, TRC 4900/41, session 129, 00:26:05-00:29:49. Full interview available at https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-217655658/listen. | ||
| The Impact of Television on the Development and Learning Behaviour of ChildrenParliamentary paper number 333/1978 Ted Robertson, committee member 1976-81, Interview with Clarrie Hermes, National Library of Australia, TRC 4900/83, session 15, 00:28:17-00:29:29. Full interview available at https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-218045088/listen. Gordon Sinclair Davidson, chair 1976-81, Interview with Bruce Edwards, 1984-86, National Library of Australia, TRC 4900/41, session 136, 00:00:27-00:3:59. Full interview available at https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-217655658/listen. | ||
| Archives Bill 1978Parliamentary paper number 219/1979 Gordon Sinclair Davidson, chair 1976-81, Interview with Bruce Edwards, 1984-86, National Library of Australia, TRC 4900/41, session 141, 00:01:32-00:05:43. Full interview available at https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-217655658/listen. | ||
| Broadcasting and Television Amendment Bill 1980Parliamentary paper number 132/1980 Gordon Sinclair Davidson, chair 1976-81, Interview with Bruce Edwards on the Senate's reaction to the committee recommendation that the bill be rejected, 1984-86, National Library of Australia, TRC 4900/41, session 142, 00:19:43-00:22:27. Full interview available at https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-217655658/listen. | ||
| Education and the Workforce (Progress Report)Parliamentary paper number 262/1980 | ||
| Review of the Impact of Television on the Development and Learning Behaviour of Children 1978 (Progress Report)Parliamentary paper number 263/1980 | ||
| Preparation for the WorkforceParliamentary paper number 127/1981 Gordon Sinclair Davidson, chair 1976-81, Interview with Bruce Edwards, 1984-86, National Library of Australia, TRC 4900/41, session 149, 00:00:06-00:03:03. Full interview available at https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-217655658/listen. | ||
| Children and Television Revisited - A Review of the Report on the Impact of Television on the Development and Learning Behaviour of ChildrenParliamentary paper number 128/1981 Gordon Sinclair Davidson, chair 1976-81, Interview with Bruce Edwards, 1984-86, National Library of Australia, TRC 4900/41, session 149, 00:07:47-00:11:50. Full interview available at https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-217655658/listen. | ||
| Tenure of Employment of AcademicsParliamentary paper number 233/1982 | ||
| Student Assistance (Loans Guarantee and Subsidy) Bill 1982Parliamentary paper number 253/1982 | ||
| The Development and Implementation of a Co-ordinated Language Policy for Australia (Progress Report)Parliamentary paper number 61/1984 | ||
| A National Language Policy (Report by Prof. J. Lo Bianco: 'National Policy on Languages' tabled on 4 May 1987 constitutes the full and final government response)Parliamentary paper number 3/1985 | ||
| Examination of Annual Reports (First Report)Parliamentary paper number 217/1985 | ||
| Examination of Annual Reports (Second Report)Parliamentary paper number 500/1985 | ||
| Examination of Annual Reports - Children's Television Standards (Third Report) (for Government Response see Broadcasting and Television Legislation Amendment (No. 2) Bill 1985, House of Representatives Second Reading Speech)Parliamentary paper number 500/1985 | ||
| Examination of Annual Reports - Assessment in Secondary Colleges in the Australian Capital Territory (Fourth Report)Parliamentary paper number 500/1985 | ||
| Examination of Annual Reports - Another Look at Children's Television (Fifth Report)Parliamentary paper number 430/1986 | ||
| Examination of Annual Reports - The Australian National Gallery (Sixth Report)Parliamentary paper number 430/1986 | ||
| Examination of Annual Reports - The ABC's Radio Racing Service in Queensland (Seventh Report)Parliamentary paper number 430/1986 | ||
| Audio-Visual Copying by Educational InstitutionsParliamentary paper number 440/1986 | ||
| The Education of Gifted and Talented Children (Progress Report)Parliamentary paper number 207/1986 Standing Committee on Education and the Arts questioning officers from the Department of Education and Commonwealth Schools Commission at a public hearing of its inquiry into the education of gifted and talented children, 14 July 1986. After the 1987 election, the inquiry was referred to a select committee with the same membership for completion. Seated facing camera L-R: Senator Jocelyn Newman, Terry Brown [Secretary], Senators Mal Colston [Chair], Baden Teague and Margaret Reynolds. Officers from the Department of Education and Commonwealth Schools Commission appearing before the Standing Committee on Education and the Arts, 14 July 1986. L-R: Witnesses Ross Harris, John Burnett and Lois Verrall. | ||
| ABC/SBS Amalgamation (Interim Report)Parliamentary paper number 66/1987 | ||
| ABC and SBS - Proposed AmalgamationParliamentary paper number 176/1987 | ||
| Examination of Annual Reports - Supplementary Report to the Seventh Report - The ABC's Radio Racing Service in QueenslandParliamentary paper number 178/1987 |