Good afternoon everyone!

I am here at the brilliant University of Queensland to talk about what the SDP has for education policy, and of course, said policies will help radically change the lives of all students across Australia and I want to be a platform for those policies. Because Education isn't just about preparing to get a job, but to achieve an enlightened and learned society that can critically think and criticise society in order for it to become better and more prosperous.

I'll start with some of the most important policies first and make my way down, for families with young children and that currently in or about to enter Kindergarten or other Early Childhood care, the SDP will introduce Universal Childcare in order to alleviate cost of living pressures on families with young kids and to also provide access to all young children no matter their class or background, this will help make education more accessible, because education all levels should not just be reserved for those with wealth, education is a Human Right and should be treated as such, education is about the upliftment and liberation of kids, teenagers, young adults and those who have lived longer. Education should be about the em-betterment of Humanity.

The SDP will introduce Free university and TAFE, because we need to give young adults a strong base for them to leap to the stars from, providing them with the means to access education and not be locked out by money. This will also drive cost of living down for young adults who need to get a leg up in terms of cost of living. In order to further this, just to drive out any uncertainty of this policy, the SDP will also make sure to forgive all student debt which I am sure comes at the great relief of the many prospective and current Higher Ed students here.

Along with this, the SDP pledges to reintroduce the Australian Education Act, this will make sure that schools are properly funded and we WILL make sure that Teachers are properly compensated for their time while also making sure that their safety is upheld to the highest possible. To continue the reform of education, we will fully introduce proper Comprehensive Sex and Consent Education as a programme, this will help prepare students for the world of adulthood and provide them with the tools to navigate these intimate and personal moments more readily and so they can better protect themselves from abuse or avoid any possible mistakes. Because let's face it, it is part of the lives of the vast majority of Australians and we need to accept this and help our younger generations to be prepared in those situations. Now finally, if anyone remembers the Chaplaincy Programme, it had many issues and wasn't in the best interests of Students, therefore instead the SDP will introduce the National Student Wellbeing programme, this Programme will provide Students access to qualified professionals that can help students and provide proper, researched backed guidance and support on Mental Health and other issues that students face while removing the downfalls of the old Programme which forced students to deal with unqualified Chaplains that only used it to push a religious agenda of conversion onto students, which is not only abhorrent but abusive and must never be done again.

Thank you for coming to this event, remember to Vote 1 for the SDP! an SDP government will introduce long needed reforms and progress to Australia which will bring about more fair and prosperous Commonwealth, have a good day!