Labor accuses Dutton of copying Trump with suggestion children being ‘indoctrinated’ at school

Education minister criticises ‘extreme’ Coalition stance as treasurer warns threat to funding comes ‘right from the Doge playbook’Election 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignInteractive guide to electorates in the Australian electionListen to the first episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaSee all our Australian election 2025 coverageGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPeter Dutton has left the door open to slashing the federal education department as part of his pledge to sack 41,000 public servants. As he responded to concerns about a “woke agenda” in curriculums and suggested students were being “indoctrinated” at school, Labor has accused him of pulling “from the Doge playbook’”.The opposition leader has refused to say exactly where or how he would cut the public service, but on Tuesday he indicated his cuts could fall on “back office operations”, and flagged he could put conditions on federal education funding. Continue reading...