Despite their protestations, the debate is dominated by independent schools who serve no public good and simply want to protect their privilege
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It took just 10 days for the Victorian government to water down its proposal to remove payroll tax exemptions for some of the state’s wealthiest private schools.
Could you imagine the progress we could make on adequately funding public schools if all political decision-making was that rapid?
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