Australia politics live: Acoss warns Coalition plan to strip home energy efficiency standards could lock in high power bills and ‘deepen inequality’

Australia's education minister, Jason Clare, says a funding deal with Victoria to reach Gonski levels is very close to completion. The ten-year agreement would address teacher salaries and school funding—areas Clare emphasizes are crucial. The government has already signed similar deals with every other state and territory; Victoria is the final piece. The Guardian reports Clare is optimistic the deal will land.

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