Yet another damning report of a supposedly developed country failing when it comes to fighting inequality.
One of the most comprehensive studies of Australia's education system has found postcodes and family backgrounds impact the opportunities available to students from pre-school to adulthood, with one in three disadvantaged students falling through the cracks.
Sergio Macklin, the deputy lead of education policy at Victoria University's Michell Institute, released the report Educational Opportunity in Australia, which calls for immediate extra resources to help disadvantaged, Indigenous and remote students.
The report followed the progress of more than 300,000 students from school entry through primary school, into high school and onto early adulthood.
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