Strategies for reforming post-compulsory education and training in the Australian states: Jack Keating

The 1901 Australian Constitution, which created a federation of former British colonial states, divides power and authority for administration between the states and the federal government. Responsibility for education and training was left with the states, and unlike some other areas of administration, such as taxation and industrial relations, this settlement has not until recently been a point of significant tension between the states and the federal government.