Federal education minister Dan Tehan apologises for 'overstepping the mark' in schools closure criticism of Victoria

Minister picked a public fight just as Victorian teacher tested positive for coronavirus

The federal education minister Dan Tehan has capitulated after picking a public fight with the Victorian premier Daniel Andrews about school closures, issuing a statement apologising for over-stepping the mark.

Tehan provoked fury from the Victorian government early on Sunday after an interview on the ABC where he accused Andrews of taking a “sledgehammer” to education by digging in his heels about school reopenings.

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