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Rebel teacher to contest Victorian education minister's seat in state election. Brendan Laws, a member of the "Socialists in Schools" group, will run against Labor MP Ben Carroll in the seat of Niddrie. Laws is calling for an end to public funding for high-fee private schools, abolition of Naplan, and full funding for school resources. The Victorian Socialists are contesting every lower house seat in Victoria in the November state election. The campaign is focused on addressing underfunding in the Victorian school system, with working-class students being disproportionately affected. Laws claims that the ALP is out of touch with the needs of public education.

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