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In Australia, where a person went to school increasingly tells a story about their privilege, class and academic opportunity.
While the majority of Australians go through the public school system, pending research reveals that the majority of our politicians did not.
So, which politicians went to private schools, and is their lack of lived experience in public education holding back reforms to the sector?
Today, national correspondent for The Saturday Paper, Mike Seccombe, on why the gap between public and private schools in Australia is widening.
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Guest: National correspondent for The Saturday Paper, Mike Seccombe
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