@wandeljw,
Thank you for the welcome, wandel.
Yes, I know of the situation on Qld schools & the science curriculum. Sigh.
The biggest problem we're facing in the teaching of science in Oz schools is a servere shortage of qualified science teachers to teach it. But that's another (or perhaps related?) story.
(And speaking of schools, I must get back to those reports I should have been writing before I got side-tracked by that fascinating interview! Back later.)