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AAP General News (Australia)

01-22-2004

Fed: Brough defends state schools

CANBERRA, Jan 22 AAP - Federal Minister Mal Brough today defended state schools after
Prime Minister John Howard accused some of being too politically correct.

Mr Howard created a furore by stating that state schools were losing students because
of political correctness in the state school system.

Mr Brough, employment services minister and president of ...

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