NSW public schools face $400 million funding cut, says NSW Department of Education

By Eryk Bagshaw, Matthew Knott
Updated October 17 2016 - 10:13am, first published September 22 2016 - 7:02pm
"War over fairness": NSW Minister for Education Adrian Piccoli. Photo: Daniel Munoz
"War over fairness": NSW Minister for Education Adrian Piccoli. Photo: Daniel Munoz
"Gross inequalities": federal Education Minister Simon Birmingham.  Photo: Daniel Munoz
"Gross inequalities": federal Education Minister Simon Birmingham. Photo: Daniel Munoz

NSW Education Minister Adrian Piccoli has declared a "war over fairness" and accused the federal government of abandoning public schools as negotiations between ministers over the future of education funding look set to break down before they have even begun.

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