I was heartened to notice (somewhat late I admit) that one of the 2 major parties in Australia actually had something meaningful to talk about during budget week.

http://www.zdnet.com/article/labor-continues-push-for-coding-in-schools/

http://www.smartcompany.com.au/technology/46949-bill-shorten-s-stem-policy-wins-startup-support-the-best-thing-we-ve-heard-from-either-party-in-20-years.html