4 September

Australia often lags other parts of the world in trends. In the US for example there’s a real backlash against school fundraising. Here it’s all still pretty gung-ho, you beaut. Children are so often used as the weak spot to target adults’ wallets, in shops and also in schools. I think there’s too much fundraising in Australian schools, barely a week goes by without some new hit on parents’ pockets. And on top of that, often people have no idea what the funds will even be used for, a gimmick is used to get people in, and nobody actually questions where the money is going.