With the beginning of the school year, The Australia Institute has highlighted the growing disparity between public and private school funding.

The Canberra think tank’s submission to a NSW inquiry into private school profits reveals that taxpayers are helping fund luxury private school facilities.

Tax-deductible donations to private school building funds are said to cost the Australian government millions of dollars annually in lost revenue.

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Produced By: Mary-Kate Hannagan

Featured In Story: Morgan Harris – Research Manager, The Australia Institute

First aired on The Wire, Friday 31 January 2025