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Confused by Coalition on Gonski? Let Tony and Chris explain …

Don’t blame yourself for being confused by the Coalition’s education policy — it’s been a strange journey. Crikey lets Tony Abbott and Christopher Pyne explain it for themselves …

Confused about the Coalition’s position on education funding and the implementation of the outcomes of the Gonski panel review of funding? Were we too — so we got Tony Abbott and education spokesman Christopher Pyne into a room to thrash things out on just where they stand …

Tony Abbott: “Overall, the 66% of Australian school students who attend public schools get 79% of government funding. The 34% of Australians who attend independent schools get just 21% of government funding.

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