Cost increases in construction have forced the Andrews government to throw hundreds of millions of dollars more at previously committed school building projects.
Cost increases in construction have forced the Andrews government to throw hundreds of millions of dollars more at previously committed school building projects, with the bill for new schools that were announced in last year’s budget blowing out by more than $200 million.
The Andrews government has pressed on with its promise to open 100 new schools in 10 years, but has not fully spared the education sector from its COVID-19 debt recovery measures.
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