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Senate vote is imminent for the Turnbull government's Gonski 2.0 school funding plan

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In a few days, seven weeks after Malcolm Turnbull and his education minister Simon Birmingham sprung their surprise heist of Labor's Gonski school funding policy, their Gonski 2.0 legislation will be put to a vote in the Senate.

It's passage is in the balance. The government needs 10 more senators to back it.

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Tim Dodd writes on education specialising in business education, apps and opinion. Based in our Sydney newsroom, Tim covers higher education, schools, vocational education, online education and MOOCs. Connect with Tim on Twitter.

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