Catholic education officials remain locked in talks with Education Minister Simon Birmingham's to end the bitter war over school funding.
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The sector campaigned hard against the federal government's new funding policy in the Queensland seat of Longman, where the coalition suffered a bruising by-election defeat.
The resounding loss, thanks in part to the Catholics' campaign, heaped further pressure on the leadership of Malcolm Turnbull.
Senator Birmingham is pushing for a deal to heal the wounds with Catholic and independent schools to be finalised as quickly as possible.
"The minister continues to consult with all non-government stakeholders but ... there is still work to be done to finalise the response to the SES (socio-economic status) review," a spokesman for Senator Birmingham said.
Australian Associated Press