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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Caitlin Cassidy

Central Australian schools get record federal funding, as Labor aims to halt public education flight

Teaching unions say more money is needed for the public school sector.
Teaching unions say more money is needed for Australia’s public school sector. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

Public schools in Central Australia will meet the minimum education funding benchmark for the first time since the Gonski reforms were introduced under the new federal budget, but the Greens say more needs to be done to close the gap between public and private education.

The Albanese government will spend a record high of $28bn on schools in 2023-24, Tuesday’s budget confirmed, rising to $31.4bn in 2026-27.

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