‘I haven’t seen him’: Alan Tudge skips schools portfolio for local grants announcements

Education minister has not addressed the media, has announced no education policy and has ignored repeated requests for interviews

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There is growing scrutiny over the Alan Tudge's disappearance on the campaign trail as the education minister shuns the media.

With just two weeks to go until election day, Tudge has not addressed the media once, has announced no education policy and has ignored repeated requests for interviews.