Exclusive: Opposition leader has ‘opened the doors’ to abolishing the department of education and cutting funding to schools, Jason Clare claimsPolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guideListen to the first episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastThe education minister has written to the peak independent and Catholic school bodies, warning a Peter Dutton government will “dictate” what students are taught and promising private school funding will remain unchanged under Labor.Jason Clare’s emails – sent to the executive director of the National Catholic Education Commission, Jacinta Collins, and the CEO of Independent Schools Australia, Graham Catt – warned Dutton had “opened the doors” to abolishing the department of education and cutting funding to schools.Sign up for the Afternoon Update: Election 2025 email newsletter Continue reading…
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Author : Caitlin Cassidy Education reporter
Publish date : 2025-04-08 03:37:00
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Peter Dutton would ‘dictate’ what students are taught, education minister warns private school sector
