Prime Minister ScottMorrisonMP is being asked whether he supports Education Minister DanTehanWannon's statement that the Victorian government is taking a 'sledgehammer' to the state's education system.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison is being asked whether he supports Education Minister Dan Tehan's statement that the Victorian government is taking a "sledgehammer" to the state's education system. In a sign of escalating tensions over school closures, Mr Tehan said Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews reluctance to reopen schools was a "failure of leadership".
" The federal government has been firm in its desire to see all face-to-face learning resume by June but Victoria has said it wants to take its own path. As it stands, 97 per cent of students in Victoria are completing classes via distance education. When asked, Health Minister Jenny Mikakos called on the Prime Minister to clarify if he supports the education minister.
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