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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Paul Gallagher

Morning Mail: inside Exclusive Brethren schools, French far right blocked from power, public transport deserts revealed

Ben Woodbury
Ben Woodbury, a former student of the Brethren school previously known as MET school in Sydney, said he never felt safe at school. Photograph: Blake Sharp-Wiggins/The Guardian

Good morning. Schools set up by the secretive Exclusive Brethren receive generous taxpayer subsidies while students are subject to strict surveillance, need approval to access external counselling and are discouraged from going to university, a Guardian Australia investigation has found.

In France a last-minute alliance of left-green parties, alongside tactical voting, has relegated Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally to third place in the French election, according to projections. Polls had predicted NR would perform much better, perhaps even forming government.

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