Australia as a literate nation: from Australia's Language to the National Literacy and Numeracy Plan, perspectives on national literacy initiatives in the 1990s

The author provides a sensitive and detailed analysis of policy initiatives stretching from Australia's Language to the National Literacy and Numeracy Plan. Given the richness of research and curriculum development over the past decade, the author argues that we are entitled to feel reasonably optimistic about Australia's future as a literate nation.