House Standing Committee on Education

19 August 2026

House Standing Committee on Education Australian Parliament

15:55 - 16:24
Speaker 5
I open the public hearing of the Standing Committee on Education's inquiry into the factors driving educational attainment.  I acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land from which we all meet today and pay respect to the elders past and present of the Indigenous peoples across Australia.  This hearing will be broadcast and the transcript of proceedings will be published on the Parliament's website.  Before we begin, I'd just like to invite members of the committee to introduce themselves.  We might start from my far right and move across. 
16:24 - 16:29
Speaker 7
Zeeshan Zoum, the member for Banks in South-Western Sydney. 
16:29 - 16:34
Speaker 3
Hi, Fiona Joanne Ryan, member for Lalor, out of West of Melbourne. 
16:34 - 16:38
Speaker 1
Tim Watts, the committee chair, from Western Melbourne. 

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