Labor agrees with Coalition to redirect education funding to disaster relief

Legislation passed despite significant opposition from Labor caucus and education spokeswoman Tanya Plibersek

Labor has done a deal with the Morrison government to pass legislation redirecting education infrastructure money to disaster relief despite significant objections from the education spokeswoman, Tanya Plibersek.

The opposition made the decision to sign on to the emergency response fund in a special shadow cabinet meeting on Wednesday night, which also considered Labor’s stance on the free trade deal with Indonesia.

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