1.0Lifehacker Australiahttps://www.lifehacker.com.aujohnsmithushttps://www.lifehacker.com.au/author/johnsmithus005gmail-com/Prime Minister Tony Abbott Thinks Teaching Coding To Kids Means Sending Them To Work At Age 11rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="tvHozpz2Ho"><a href="https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2015/05/tony-abbott-thinks-teaching-coding-to-kids-means-sending-them-to-work-at-age-11/">Prime Minister Tony Abbott Thinks Teaching Coding To Kids Means Sending Them To Work At Age 11</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2015/05/tony-abbott-thinks-teaching-coding-to-kids-means-sending-them-to-work-at-age-11/embed/#?secret=tvHozpz2Ho" width="600" height="338" title="“Prime Minister Tony Abbott Thinks Teaching Coding To Kids Means Sending Them To Work At Age 11” — Lifehacker Australia" data-secret="tvHozpz2Ho" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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There’s a shortage of skilled developers in Australia. But when Prime Minister Tony Abbott was asked in Parliament yesterday if the government would commit to teaching coding at primary level, his response was nonsensical and unhelpful.