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EDUCATION
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Fix this textVol. 80 No.lo August 16, 1999
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Fix this textby Barry Johnson
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Fix this textBarry Johnson
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Fix this text630 positions cut in TAFE bombshell
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Fix this textThe Department of Education and
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Fix this textDET briefly reviewed the docu-
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Fix this textThe union asked for two weeks
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Fix this textThe very next day, it became
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Fix this textFurther developments
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