The Wire

Despite being found invalid and relying on states to fund it, the national school chaplaincy program seems to be going ahead. South Australia and the ACT were the most reluctant states to agree to the Commonwealth’s terms raising concerns about cost of the program and the rights of secular workers. Another critic of the program is Queensland father of four, Ron Williams, who is shocked and disappointed at the Commonwealth for pushing ahead with its plan despite his court cases finding the program invalid twice. Both South Australian and Australian Capital Territory education ministers have agreed to fund the program through their respective states and allow the chaplaincy program to go ahead, despite severe reservations.