'Back to the bad old days': post-Gonski school funding negotiations off to a fiery start

By Matthew Knott
Updated September 23 2016 - 6:28pm, first published 4:57pm
Education Minister Simon Birmingham has accused the states of 'political chest-beating' over their post-Gonski complaints.
 Photo: Louise Kennerley
Education Minister Simon Birmingham has accused the states of 'political chest-beating' over their post-Gonski complaints. Photo: Louise Kennerley

The Turnbull government could face a battle with the Senate, as well as a stoush with the states and territories, as it seeks to replace Labor's Gonski agreements with a new school funding model from 2018.

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