Premier's Christmas claim contradicted by education official

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 30 Oct, 00:14 · Archive

Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff said Christmas references were removed from a school event while his education official confirmed Santa was still coming.

Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff stated that all references to Christmas had been removed from a primary school's end-of-year event. However, on that same day, his top education official assured him in writing that Santa was still coming to the event.

A letter has since been revealed that exposes this contradiction between the Premier's claim and the official advice provided to him. The correspondence shows that the education official's written assurance directly conflicts with Rockliff's public position on what had been removed from the school's Christmas celebration.

The revelation suggests that the Premier's public statements about the school event did not align with the information his own officials were providing him at the time.

How it is being reported

• Revealed: Rockliff told Santa was coming before sparking school furoreLetter exposes Premier's Christmas claim defied official advice.The Advocate · 29 Oct, 22:36
• Revealed: Rockliff told Santa was coming before sparking school furoreLetter exposes Premier's Christmas claim defied official advice.The Examiner · 29 Oct, 22:36

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