The recommendations of the Commonwealth Schools Commission's National Advisory Committee on Computers in Schools are summarized. They are classified in terms of curriculum development, professional development, support services, software and courseware, hardware, and organization. (MNS)

Presented are statistics and analyses for 1970-1985 related to school enrollments and mathematics enrollments in Australia. Implications for the 1990s are considered. (RH)

The author, an English teacher, presents his views on mathematics teaching. He then discusses themes of learning theories and structure, where advances in the understanding of language and learning may suggest ways of improving mathematics teaching. Suggestions for reformation are included. (MNS)

Discusses several background factors bearing on government decision making which are crucial in understanding cultural, economic, and political pressures on mathematics education in Western Samoa, outback areas of central Australia, and Papua New Guinea. (YP)

Recounts some of the past attempts at determining a national Australian policy for the use of computer technology in mathematics education. Lists 25 issues facing Australian mathematics education, along with the objectives of a UNESCO Regional Seminar held in the summer of 1987 relating to this topic. (TW)

Issues regarding the construction of a national mathematics curriculum in Australia are presented and discussed. Included in the discussion are the status the framework will have, and its specificity, context, validity, and implementation. (CW)

This is an overview of changes that occurred in the mathematics curriculum in the six states of Australia, including Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania. Changes related to goals, syllabus, guidelines and evaluation are described. (YP)