# Education Reform in Australia | Jennifer Buckingham Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/liberalism-in-question-cis-6619332/education-reform-in-australia-jennifer-buckingham Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/liberalism-in-question-cis-6619332/education-reform-in-australia-jennifer-buckingham.md Podcast: [Liberalism in Question | CIS](https://stenobird.com/podcast/liberalism-in-question-cis-6619332) Published: 2026-02-16T09:30:00+00:00 Episode link: https://liberalisminquestion.podbean.com/e/education-reform-in-australia-jennifer-buckingham/ Audio file: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/hxzryu9ynm28fish/Buckingham_episode7u9n5.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/liberalism-in-question-cis-6619332/episodes/education-reform-in-australia-jennifer-buckingham Duration seconds: 2388 ## Resource Join us on Liberalism in Question for an enlightening discussion with Dr. Jennifer Buckingham, former Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Independent Studies and a leading voice in Australian education policy. From critiquing barriers in public schooling to advocating for phonics-based reading instruction and greater parental choice, this episode examines the role of liberalism in fostering equitable opportunities and innovation in Australian education. πŸ‘‰ Support CIS Research: πŸ”Ή Become a member: https://www.cis.org.au/membership-2-step-1/ πŸ”Ή Make a donation: https://www.cis.org.au/support/donate/today/ πŸ”Ή Learn more: https://www.cis.org.au/ πŸ‘‰ Further reading: Why Jaydon Can’t Read: A Forum on Fixing Literacy: https://www.cis.org.au/publication/why-jaydon-cant-read-a-forum-on-fixing-literacy/ Knowledge is power: What do teachers believe about learning?: https://www.cis.org.au/publication/knowledge-is-power-what-do-teachers-believe-about-learning/ Childcare in Australia: A new approach: https://www.cis.org.au/publication/childcare-in-australia-a-new-approach/ ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/liberalism-in-question-cis-6619332/episodes/education-reform-in-australia-jennifer-buckingham/transcription-requests` β€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/liberalism-in-question-cis-6619332/education-reform-in-australia-jennifer-buckingham.md` β€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.