<div dir="ltr"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Dear RNLDers,<br><br></span></font><div class="gmail-"><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj">
<font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Australia's<span lang="EN-US"> Commonwealth Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Senator the Hon Nigel Scullion,
has asked the House Standing Committee on Indigenous Affairs to inquire into
and report on key aspects of educational opportunities and outcomes for
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students up to school leaving age.</span></span></font>
</div></div><div class="gmail-"><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></span></font></div></div><div class="gmail-"><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span>The first questionnaire is aimed at peak bodies and organisations whose work includes aspects of educational opportunities and outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and can be found at: <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/e4MdB8So4xdWsg?domain=surveymonkey.com">https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HSCIApeakbodies</a></span></span></font></div></div><div class="gmail-"><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></span></font></div></div><div class="gmail-"><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span>The second questionnaire is aimed at principals, teachers, Indigenous Education Support Officers, support staff, and others who are working on the front-line of education and can be found at: <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/W91wBaiQ6DavhQ?domain=surveymonkey.com">https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HSCIATeachers</a></span></span></font></div></div><div class="gmail-"><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></span></font></div></div><div class="gmail-"><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span>If you believe you can contribute to the inquiry, please participate in the relevant online questionnaire. If you know anyone else who could usefully contribute, please share the online questionnaire addresses. <br><br></span></span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span>More information about the committee’s inquiry can be found on the committee’s website at <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/0RmEBkHXL25oik?domain=aph.gov.au">http://aph.gov.au/educationalopportunities</a></span><br><br></span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">kind regards<br></span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Margaret<br></span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">-- <br></span></font><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Dr Margaret Florey<br>RNLD founder and DRIL Director<br>Resource Network for Linguistic Diversity<br><br></span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">I am usually available in the office Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays except when I am travelling to deliver DRIL training workshops<a rel="nofollow" href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/wxnKB8FagmYJsR?domain=t.co" dir="ltr" title="http://itstopswithme.humanrights.gov.au/" target="_blank"><span></span></a><br></span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><b><br>Contact details</b><br></span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br>ph: +61 (03) 9077-9500
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