Chris Pyne

Drifiting off during Question Time yesterday it was tempting to wonder what Evesham State School looked like and what its one student might do with a $250,000 library all to herself.

Had some attention lately

What if the one student at this school is some kind of genius who needs to read 35 books each afternoon Good Will Hunting style?

Well, after contacting Evesham State School in remote central Queensland it turns out it hasn’t received a cent of the fabled $250,000 and, according to its principal and teacher, it won’t receive any of it.

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  • he has a good point says:

    10:16pm | 03/11/09

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  • urbananarchist says:

    11:44pm | 09/09/09

    Sadly, we seem to be enduring the longest running election campaign in history.  Based on my scan of recent media, this school story seems to be the small tip of a very large iceberg of Ruddard campaign stunts that we have endured since the 2007 election.  The Ruddards are still… Read more »

 

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