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Transcripts from the Prime Ministers of Australia

Rudd, Kevin

Period of Service: 03/12/2007 - 24/06/2010
Release Date:
02/02/2010
Release Type:
Website Updates
Transcript ID:
17034
Released by:
  • Rudd, Kevin
Helping our kids become great readers

This time of year parents are rushing around packing pencil cases, backpacks and lunchboxes getting their kids ready for the first days of the school year.

The Government is working to achieve improvements in literacy and numeracy skills for Australian children by investing in our school infrastructure and providing the resources that teachers and parents need to improve literacy outcomes.

This is an important issue and your thoughts are valuable - join the conversation on the Prime Minister's Children's Literacy Blog from 12pm Tuesday 2 February.

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