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Why private schools are ruining Australia

Jun 18, 2023 · 20 min · Episode 985 · 20.1 MB
0:00-20:57

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One way that inequality becomes baked into Australian society is through education. 

For decades, the school system has become increasingly stratified – to the benefit of private schools and detriment of public ones.

So, what are the consequences of this divide, and how will the past twenty years of education policy shape the Australia we see tomorrow? 

Today, contributor to The Saturday Paper Jane Caro on why Australia stubbornly clings onto the myth of education equality and the damage it’s doing. 


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