Queensland appoints conservative figures to school curriculum board as union leaders ousted

Former Advance chair and Catholic education leader appointed in changes that come amid breakdown in teacher pay negotiationsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Queensland Liberal-National government has ousted two union-linked board members from the state’s curriculum body and will replace them with conservative figures, including the founding chair of the rightwing lobby group Advance.The Queensland Teachers’ Union president, Cresta Richardson, and the branch secretary of the Independent Education Union of Australia, Terry Burke, will both be removed from the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority board, the education minister John-Paul Langbroek’s office confirmed on Thursday. Continue reading…