Islamic schools face government scrutiny

EducationHQ News Team

By EducationHQ News Team
Published June 2, 2015

Islamic schools across Australia will be scrutinised in a Federal Government crackdown on the way they are run.

CANBERRA, June 2 - The federal education department will audit all six schools run by the Australian Federation of Islamic Councils ...

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