The damning report says academic decline is widespread and “equivalent to a generation of Australian school children falling short of their full learning potential”.

Dr Ken Henry sits on The Mandarin's editorial advisory board.

Terry Moran sits on The Mandarin's editorial advisory board.

Graeme Samuel sits on The Mandarin's editorial advisory board.

Geoff Gallop sits on The Mandarin's editorial advisory board.

Professor Gary Banks sits on The Mandarin's editorial advisory board.

Lucy Turnbull sits on The Mandarin's editorial advisory board.

Tom Burton is the Publisher of The Mandarin. He is a Walkley award winning journalist, publisher and digital communicator and recently lead the digital transformation…

The Mandarin will provide a unique thought leadership opportunity, providing access to a community of senior decision-makers who have historically been hard to access, are…

Graeme Samuel is a corporate advisor with specialist expertise in competition and consumer policy and regulation, communications and media, corporate governance, strategic planning and change…

Helen Silver is currently Chief General Manager of the Workers’ Compensation Division at Allianz Australia, with a major role in the oversight and delivery of…

Geoff Gallop was a member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1986 to 2006 and the Premier of Western Australia from 2001 to 2006.

Terence Francis Moran AC (born 19 October 1947 in Melbourne, Victoria) was, as Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Australia’s most…