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Teachers in Victoria are staging a bold political uprising under the banner “Socialists in Schools,” targeting eight Labor MPs—including Education Minister Ben Carroll—in the upcoming state election. Led by Brendan Laws, they’re pushing for radical reforms: ending public funding for elite private schools, fully subsidizing school uniforms, trips, and lunches, and dismantling economic segregation in education. Frustrated by years of underfunding and government neglect, they’re demanding equity for working-class students left behind while private schools thrive. Meanwhile, the federal government’s fuel relief plan is crumbling, with gas prices poised to spike as the Prime Minister refuses to extend subsidies. This is a high-stakes clash between grassroots activism and entrenched politics—where teachers’ real-world experience is challenging the status quo and forcing a reckoning over education’s future.

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