NSW, VIC will introduce an extra year of learning before children start school.

Australian news bulletin for Thursday 16 June 2022. Read by Praba Maheswaran.

A joint statement says the extra year of learning will "give every child the opportunity to have that five days of early learning at no cost to families". Source: AP

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