Gillard to open SA education probe

EducationHQ News Team

By EducationHQ News Team
Published January 25, 2023

Former prime minister Julia Gillard is set to conduct the first public hearings for South Australia's Royal Commission into Early Childhood Education and Care.

Julia Gillard will lead hearings of SA's Royal Commission into Early Childhood Education and Care.

The hearings on Wednesday will take evidence from a range of expert witnesses, kicking off with Associate Professor Victoria Whitington from ...

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