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Half of all adults in Tasmania can't read. But they have the vote.

Tasmania spends a greater proportion of its budget on schools than any other jurisdiction.

But half of all Tasmanians aged 15 to 74 are functionally illiterate.

And more than half of all Tasmanians aged 15 to 74 are functionally innumerate.

These voters don't have the skills needed to get by in the modern world, like filling out forms or reading instructions on a prescription.

Editor's note: You have to wonder if democracy is really supposed to work like this - people who are unable to read deciding how Australia should be run.

Illiteracy leads to recession, Kathleen Noonan, Last Word, P.32, The Courier-Mail, 5 October 2012. Historical link preserved from the original page.

How many Tasmanian public school students were suspended for physically assaulting or harassing their teachers during 2012?

260 Tasmanian public school students from kindergarten to Year 10 have been suspended for physically assaulting or harassing a teacher during 2012.

This represents 0.4 per cent of the student population of about 53,000.

"The union has been contacted by teachers fairly regularly, " Australian Education Union Tasmanian president Terry Polglase said. Historical link preserved from the original page.

Teacher abuse cases hit 260, Matt Smith, The Mercury, 18 October 2012: http://www.themercury.com.au/article/2012/10/18/364033_tasmania-news.html Historical link preserved from the original page.

How many Tasmanian public school students were suspended as a result of using or possessing a weapon during 2012?

An estimated 53 Tasmanian public school students from Kindergarten to Year 10 were suspended during 2012 as a result of using or possessing a weapon.

"The union has been contacted by teachers fairly regularly, " Australian Education Union Tasmanian president Terry Polglase said. Historical link preserved from the original page.

Teacher abuse cases hit 260, Matt Smith, The Mercury, 18 October 2012: http://www.themercury.com.au/article/2012/10/18/364033_tasmania-news.html Historical link preserved from the original page.