Education ministers agree national school reform package and new Teaching and Learning Commission

Australian education ministers agreed a national school reform package that includes creating a new Teaching and Learning Commission by merging ACARA, AITSL, AERO and Education Services Australia. The agreement is a concrete intergovernmental policy step rather than a consultation announcement, and it now shifts attention to implementation, governance design and state cooperation. The package gives the Commonwealth a visible reform story beyond cost-of-living politics, but it also creates a near-term competence test because the restructure will be judged on classroom results and administrative disruption.