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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Caitlin Cassidy

Australia’s poorest schools to be fully funded in ‘landmark’ commonwealth investment in NT

A stock image of two primary school children wearing school bags
The PM said his government was ‘committed to making sure that no Australian child is left behind’, pointing to specific challenges facing the NT, including concentrations of disadvantage. Photograph: Dean Lewins/AAP

The federal government is one step closer to fully funding all public schools after reaching an agreement with the Northern Territory to double the commonwealth’s funding contribution.

The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, chief minister of the NT, Eva Lawler, and education minister Jason Clare and his counterpart Mark Monaghan will sign the statement of intent on Wednesday morning.

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