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EDUCATION
Fix this textJOURNAL OF THE NEW SOUTH WALES TEACHERS FEDERATION
Fix this textAgreement No. PP255003 00104
Fix this textVol. 81 N 0.12 October 30, 2000
Fix this textDefeat the States Grants Bill
Fix this textThe Howard Government
Fix this texthas devised a new funding
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Fix this textsystem will deliver massive
Fix this textfunding increases to private
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Fix this textthe history of school fund-
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Fix this textYou are urged to work with
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Fix this textNSW members of Federal
Fix this textParliament, particularly
Fix this textSenators, about the passage
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Fix this textIt is important that the sup-
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Fix this textWhat the Bill will do
Fix this textThe main features of the
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Fix this text□ introduces the so-called
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Fix this textCatholic systemic schools.
Fix this textDr Kemp claims that this
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Fix this text□ introduces establishment
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Fix this text□ allows for private schools
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Fix this texteducation students;
Fix this text□ bundles literacy and numer-
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Fix this textUnder the present system, the pri-
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Fix this textSchools which have boarders from
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Fix this textThe exclusive schools with high
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Fix this textOther schools may be bank-
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Fix this textMalek Fahd in the Sydney suburb
Fix this textof Bankstown was set up on land
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Fix this textSouth African multi-millionaire,
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Fix this textNo. Apart from a requirement to
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Fix this textSchool, a Church of Scientology
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Fix this texta year for 62 students. The Bethel
Fix this textLearning Centre, an Accelerated
Fix this textChristian Education school which
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Fix this textWhat effect will it have on public
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Fix this textAs new private schools are estab-
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Fix this textAustralians. Public schools will
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