AP - I have no idea if Abbott is "anti - science".
But I do know something about the education system. It has been taken over by left wing theorists who have down played the need for children to be taught the basics of grammar and spelling. They say that children should just express their feelings. And tweets seem to be the way to do this.
By the way there was a pic in today's Australian of pupils at Canley Vale High School which is achieving good results compared to private schools. All the students in the pic were Asian - neatly dressed and bright eyed - relating well to their head master.
