{
  "id": 8402134,
  "title": "’National pride’ and ‘Western values’ the focus of Coalition education plan that would reduce First Nations content",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/national-pride-and-western-values-the-focus-of-coalition-education",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-19T06:41:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/19/coalition-education-curriculum-changes-first-nations-content-western-values"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Coalition has a plan to change the Australian curriculum, focusing on \"national pride\" and \"Western values\". This plan, unveiled by shadow education minister Julian Leeser, involves removing three cross-curriculum priorities.\n\nThese priorities include content on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and culture, Australia's engagement with Asia, and sustainability. According to The Guardian Australia, the Coalition aims to cut these areas from the curriculum.\n\nThe Age and The Sydney Morning Herald report that Julian Leeser believes Indigenous history and cultural studies should be reduced due to falling test results.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Pride in flag, Western culture, and soldiers in schools: Coalition unveils education plan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/pride-in-flag-western-culture-and-soldiers-in-schools-coalition",
        "published": "2026-09-19T01:58:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Pride in flag, Western culture, and soldiers in schools: Coalition unveils education plan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/pride-in-flag-western-culture-and-soldiers-in-schools-coalition-8360891",
        "published": "2026-09-19T01:58:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "'Western values' and 'national pride' underpin Coalition's education reform plans",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/western-values-and-national-pride-underpin-coalitions-education",
        "published": "2026-09-19T07:36:49.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}