Teachers walk off job across Melbourne and Victoria in protest of Allan Government, Education Minister Ben Carroll’s pay offer

Good morning and thank you for joining us live as Victoria’s public school teachers and principals strike for the second time in four months.

I am an education reporter bridie smithand I will manage our blog while my colleagues work Alex Crowe, jackson graham And Caroline Schelle We’re bringing you live updates from the rally.

Today’s strike comes after teachers, principals and education support staff rejected the government’s revised four-year 28.3 per cent salary offer in April and a three-year 17 per cent salary offer proposed in March.

You can follow what’s happening here.