Fourth female NSW Education Minister set for office

Deniz Uzgun

By Deniz Uzgun
Published April 2, 2019

The fate of NSW’s education system will be in the hands of a woman for just the fourth time as Premier Gladys Berejiklian announces her new cabinet team today.

Nationals MP Sarah Mitchell speaks to the media alongside Leader of the NSW Nationals John Barilaro during a press conference at NSW Parliament House.

Sarah Mitchell is set to become the first female Nationals MP appointed as the Minister for Education in the new ...

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