Aurukun review ignores disability: Pearson

EducationHQ News Team

By EducationHQ News Team
Published July 6, 2016

Children in Aurukun shouldn't be compared to other students across Queensland, just like disabled athletes shouldn't be compared to able-bodied ones, Noel Pearson says.

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