Greens to call for inquiry into public funding of Exclusive Brethren schools

The Greens’ justice spokesperson David Shoebridge says the party will call for an independent investigation into religious-linked institution and education funding. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

The Greens will request that the auditor general conduct an inquiry into the flow of public funds to the private school network set up by the secretive Exclusive Brethren sect.

Following a Guardian Australia investigation into OneSchool Global, which has received more than $130m in taxpayer funds over five years, the Greens senator David Shoebridge said an independent inquiry was needed.