1) Identify and describe the influences and discourses surrounding the development of each curriculum statement.• Australia – the Australian Curriculum (ACARA, 2014) and EYLF (DEEWR, 2009 ) In 2008, Australia saw its education framework altered and transformed by the Melbourne Declaration on Educational Goals for Young Australians (MCEETYA, 2008). With its two core objectives (MCEETYA, 2008): 1) “Australian education promotes equity and excellence” and 2) “All young Australians become successful learners, confident and creative individuals and active and informed citizens ” – the aesthetically pleasing language and presentation of the statement seemingly promised a more personalized and “humanistic” approach for the contemporary educational climate. Given the Australian Labor government at the time, the declaration's politically motivated language and emphasis on social equity and social justice were further strengthened, the "education revolution" proposed by then Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, which aimed to embrace the “just Australian approach for all” mentality and provide a meaningful and enriching education for all (MCEETYA, 2008; Reid, 2009). The emphasis on social justice at this given moment is further promoted by Rudd's iconic apology to Indigenous Australians on 13 February 2008 (Australian Government, 2014). Understanding these philosophies, the Melbourne Declaration (MCEETYA, 2008) provided the basis for the first national framework for early childhood – Early Years Learning Framework [EYLF] (DEEWR, 2009) and the first national curriculum – The Australian Curriculum (ACARA , 2014). In establishing the EYLF (DEEWR, 2009) many educators and academics hoped that the early childhood sector would gain recognition for its role as the first... half of document ......007). Children's rights and early childhood education: Links to theory and advocacy. Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 32(3), 1-8. Sumsion, J., Cheeseman, S., Kennedy, A., Barnes, S., Harrison, L., & Stonehouse, A. (2009). Insider perspectives on the development of belonging, being and becoming: The Early Years Learning Framework for Australia. Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 34(4), 4-13.UNICEF (2014). UNICEF – Convention on the Rights of the Child. Retrieved June 18, 2014, from: http://www.unicef.org/crc/Wadham, B., Pudsey, J. & Boyd, R. (2007). Culture and Education. Frenchs Forest, NSW: Pearson Education Australia.Young, M. (1958). The rise of meritocracy, 1870-2033. London: Thames & Hudson. Zajda, J., Davies, L. & Majhanovich, S. (eds.) (2008). Comparative and global pedagogies: Equity, access and democracy in education. St. Paul: Springer.