
Homeschool parents thrilled at backdown of law change
Homeschool parents are thrilled at a last-minute backdown to a proposed law change they thought tarnished all educators because of the actions of a few bad apples. The education minister wanted more rigourous oversight for families, after agencies raised concerns about a lack of checks on children learning at home. But now Erica Stanford admits it's not that simple - and political parties across the House are clamouring to take credit for the backdown. Political reporter Giles Dexter reports.
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