FED: PM, premiers at odds on schools funding

By EducationHQ News Team
Published April 15, 2013

Gillard_Julia CANBERRA, April 15 - Prime Minister Julia Gillard says she'll keep fighting to convince the states to "put the kids first" ...

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FED: PM, premiers at odds on schools funding

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