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Tess Ikonomou and Maeve Bannister

Visas to fill teacher roles 'prioritised'

Education Minister Jason Clare will work on a national approach to education workforce shortages. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Visas for overseas teachers should be prioritised in a bid to help fill the workforce shortage in the education system, Education Minister Jason Clare says.

Mr Clare said his colleague, Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil, had agreed to take the visa applications from teachers who were in the queue and bring them to the top of the pile.

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