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Department For Education (South Australia)
The Department for Education of South Australia is a state government department delivering school education throughout the state. Education in Australia at school level is managed by each state, though the Commonwealth government makes a significant contribution. The Department was established through the Education Act of 1875 which allowed for the establishment of public schools and contained provisions for compulsory schooling of children aged between 7 and 13. As the state grew quickly into the 20th Century the Education Department expanded across the very large rural areas of the state. After World War II, rising birth rates, large scale immigration and increasing demand for secondary education led to very rapid growth in the Department. The number of private schools grew in this period and with increasing State aid provided growing competition for the State education sector. In the post-war period several of large reviews of education have taken place: in particular the Karmel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Government Of South Australia
The Government of South Australia, also referred to as the South Australian Government or the SA Government, is the executive branch of the state government, state of South Australia. It is modelled on the Westminster system, meaning that the highest ranking members of the executive are drawn from an elected Parliament of South Australia, state parliament. Specifically the party or coalition which holds a majority of the South Australian House of Assembly, House of Assembly (the lower chamber of the South Australian Parliament). History South Australia was established via Letters Patent establishing the Province of South Australia, letters patent by King William IV in February of 1836, pursuant to the South Australia Act 1834, ''South Australian Colonisation Act 1834''. Governance in the colony was organised according to the principles developed by Edward Gibbon Wakefield, Edward Wakefield, where settlement would be conducted by free settlers rather than convicts. Therefore go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Playford IV
Sir Thomas Playford (5 July 1896 – 16 June 1981) was an Australian politician from the state of South Australia. He served as Premier of South Australia and leader of the Liberal and Country League (LCL) from 5 November 1938 to 10 March 1965. Though controversial, it was List of Australian heads of government by time in office#Historical heads of government, the longest term of any elected government leader in Australian history. His tenure as premier was marked by a period of population and economic growth unmatched by any other States and territories of Australia, Australian state. He was known for his parochial style in pushing South Australia's interests, and was known for his ability to secure a disproportionate share of federal funding for the state as well as his shameless haranguing of federal leaders. His string of election wins was supported by a system of Apportionment (politics), malapportionment later dubbed the "Playmander". Born into the Playford family, an ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Bannon
John Charles Bannon (7 May 1943 – 13 December 2015) was an Australian politician and academic. He was the 39th Premier of South Australia, leading the Australian Labor Party (South Australian Branch), South Australian Branch of the Australian Labor Party from a single term in opposition back to government at the 1982 South Australian state election, 1982 election. At the 1985 South Australian state election, 1985 election Bannon's government was re-elected with an increased majority, but it was reduced to minority government status at the 1989 South Australian state election, 1989 election. In 1992 Bannon became List of Premiers of South Australia by time in office, Labor's longest-serving and South Australia's second longest-serving Premier. As a result of the State Bank of South Australia, State Bank collapse, he resigned as Premier in 1992, and from parliament at the 1993 South Australian state election, 1993 election landslide. He was also an academic and the Head of St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lynn Arnold
Lynn Maurice Ferguson Arnold, (born 27 January 1949) is an Anglican priest and a former Australian politician, who represented the South Australian Branch of the Australian Labor Party, serving as Premier of South Australia between 4 September 1992 and 14 December 1993, during the 11 years of Labor government which ended in a landslide defeat of his government at the 1993 election. After leaving politics, Arnold worked for World Vision from 1997 to 2007, and for Anglicare SA after March 2008. In November 2013, he was ordained as a deacon in the Anglican Church. In December 2014, he was ordained a priest in St Peter's Cathedral, Adelaide. Political career Entering in Parliament as member for Salisbury on 15 September 1979, Arnold became a Minister after the election of the John Bannon Labor Government in 1982. He served as Minister of Education, Tertiary Education, Agriculture and State Development. He held the seat of Salisbury until it was abolished on 6 December 1985, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Tonkin
David Oliver Tonkin (20 July 1929 – 2 October 2000) was an Australian politician who served as the 38th Premier of South Australia from 18 September 1979 to 10 November 1982. He was elected to the House of Assembly seat of Bragg at the 1970 election, serving until 1983. He became the leader of the South Australian Division of the Liberal Party of Australia in 1975, replacing Bruce Eastick. Initially leading the party to defeat at the 1977 election against the Don Dunstan Labor government, his party won the 1979 election against the Des Corcoran Labor government. Following the 1980 Norwood by-election the Tonkin government was reduced to a one-seat majority. His government's policy approach combined economic conservatism with social progressivism. The Tonkin Liberal government was defeated after one term at the 1982 election by Labor led by John Bannon. Early life David Tonkin was born in Unley, South Australia, on 20 July 1929. When he was five, his father, Oliver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberal Party Of Australia (South Australian Division)
The South Australian Liberal Party, officially known as the Liberal Party of Australia (South Australian Division), and often shortened to SA Liberals, is the South Australian Division of the Liberal Party of Australia. It was formed as the Liberal and Country League (LCL) in 1932 and became the South Australian Division of the Liberal Party when the Liberal Party was formed in 1945. It retained its Liberal and Country League name before changing to its current name in 1974. It is one of two major parties in the bicameral Parliament of South Australia, the other being the Australian Labor Party (SA Branch). The party is led by Vincent Tarzia since 12 August 2024. During its 42-year existence as the Liberal and Country League, it spent 34 years in government, mainly due to an electoral malapportionment scheme known as the Playmander. The Playmander was named after LCL leader Sir Tom Playford, who was the Premier of South Australia for 27 years from 1938 until his election loss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harold Allison
Harold Allison (10 July 1930 – 28 June 2025) was an Australian politician who represented the South Australian House of Assembly seats of Mount Gambier from 1975 to 1993 and Gordon from 1993 to 1997 for the Liberal Party The Liberal Party is any of many political parties around the world. The meaning of ''liberal'' varies around the world, ranging from liberal conservatism on the right to social liberalism on the left. For example, while the political systems .... He was a school teacher prior to entering politics. Allison died on 28 June 2025, at the age of 94. References 1930 births 2025 deaths Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of South Australia Members of the South Australian House of Assembly {{Australia-Liberal-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Hopgood
Donald Jack Hopgood (born 5 September 1938) is a former South Australian politician who was the 5th Deputy Premier of South Australia from 1985 to 1992. Hopgood represented the House of Assembly seats of Mawson from 1970 to 1977 and Baudin from 1977 to 1993 for the South Australian Branch of the Australian Labor Party, and was promoted to the Labor frontbench in 1973. Early life and education Donald Jack Hopgood was born on born 5 September 1938 at Prospect, an inner northern suburb of Adelaide. His father worked at Berger Paints. His maternal grandfather worked at Islington Railway Workshops, while his paternal grandfather was a retired typesetter.Murchie 2013, pp. 2–3 Hopgood grew up in Prospect and was a member of the Prospect North Methodist Church Sunday school. He went to Prospect Primary School and Adelaide Boys' High School. He then trained to be a teacher at Adelaide Teachers' College on Kintore Avenue, Adelaide. Hopgood started learning to play jazz trumpet at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh Hudson (politician)
Hugh Richard Hudson (12 December 1930 – 11 May 1993) was an Australian politician and 2nd Deputy Premier of South Australia in 1979. He was educated at North Sydney Boys High School and was a school teacher before entering politics. Hudson represented the House of Assembly seats of Glenelg from 1965 to 1970 and Brighton from 1970 to 1979 for the South Australian Branch of the Australian Labor Party. He held several ministries during his career, including being Minister of Education (1970–1975) during which time he was asked to deliver the 1976 Buntine Oration The Buntine Oration is a biennial invited presentation and speech made at the conference of the Australian College of Educators (ACE). It was established in 1960 by the four children of Dr Walter Murray Buntine who survived him – Dr R. M. B ..., which he titled "The Political Economy of Educational Advancement." References , - , - , - Members of the South Australian House of A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Coumbe
John William Hurtle Coumbe (28 September 1916 – 9 February 1983) was an Australian politician who represented the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Torrens from 1956 to 1977 for the Liberal and Country League and Liberal Party The Liberal Party is any of many political parties around the world. The meaning of ''liberal'' varies around the world, ranging from liberal conservatism on the right to social liberalism on the left. For example, while the political systems .... On 26 September 1969, Coumbe laid the millionth brick of the Strathmont Centre in what is now Oakden. References Members of the South Australian House of Assembly Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of South Australia 1916 births 1983 deaths Liberal and Country League politicians 20th-century Australian politicians Members of the Order of Australia Australian Army personnel of World War II Australian Army soldiers {{Australia-Liberal-politician ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steele Hall
Raymond Steele Hall (30 November 1928 – 10 June 2024) was an Australian politician who served as the 36th Premier of South Australia from 1968 to 1970. He also served in the federal Parliament as a senator for South Australia from 1974 to 1977 and federal member for the Division of Boothby from 1981 to 1996. Hall was a state parliamentarian from 1959 to 1974 and served as Liberal and Country League leader from 1966 to 1972 and Premier from 1968 to 1970. He introduced electoral reform, removing the Playmander which favoured the Liberal and Country League, which contributed to his party's loss at the 1970 South Australian state election. In 1972 he founded the Liberal Movement, and resigned from the Liberal and Country League when the Liberal Movement split from the Liberal and Country League in 1973. He continued as a state parliamentarian until he resigned his seat in 1974 to be the Liberal Movement's lead Senate candidate at the 1974 Australian federal election. Hall w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joyce Steele
Joyce Steele (29 May 1909 – 24 September 1991) was an Australian politician and one of the first two women elected to the Parliament of South Australia, the other being Jessie Cooper. Steele was elected to the House of Assembly and Cooper was elected to the Legislative Council at the 1959 election. Ironically, while South Australian women had been given the right to vote and stand for election—a right they had gained at the 1896 election—South Australia had been the last state to elect a female representative. Prior to her election, Joyce Steele was a homemaker, an ABC broadcaster and active in community organisations, including the Queen Adelaide Club (the women's equivalent of the exclusive Adelaide Club). She was pre-selected for the Liberal and Country League's (LCL) safest metropolitan seat, Burnside, in 1959 and was comfortably elected. She was not a feminist, and was affiliated with the conservative wing of the LCL. Molly Byrne was Labor's first female el ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
