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Australian students should go to Asia

A key element of the federal government's upcoming white paper on the Asian Century will be to encourage Australian students to attend top Asian universities. The Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Dennis Richardson, told a conference ...

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New football academy for indigenous kids

A $15 million AFL academy for indigenous children in Darwin will soon be formally announced. Details of the Michael Long Indigenous Football Academy are expected to be unveiled at a media conference in Darwin on Thursday. Federal Regional Development Minister ...

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Victorian teachers hopeful of pay rise

Victorian teachers are hoping a deal giving pay increases to public servants will pave the way for their own negotiations. About 36,000 workers covered by the public service agreement will get 2.77 per cent average increases over four years, plus a one-off ...

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Education job cuts in NSW

Plans to cut 2400 jobs from schools and TAFE colleges across NSW will make life harder for frontline staff, the opposition says. Opposition Leader John Robertson says NSW treasury documents show 2400 jobs are set to be axed from schools and TAFE colleges over ...

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COAG releases report on indigenous disadvantage

The proportion of indigenous children dying each year is falling, but remains double the rate of other Australians. The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) last week reported on progress made in reducing the health, education and employment disadvantages experienced by indigenous Australians. ...

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Ensuring children’s wellbeing

Binge drinking, schoolies week, pornography, dieting, junk food, suicide and self-harm are some of the topics on the agenda for an upcoming event focusing on children’s welfare. The Mental Health and Wellbeing of Young People seminar in Sydney on July ...

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Chaplaincy legislation passed

The Senate has passed emergency government legislation to validate payments for the national school chaplaincy program which were overturned by the High Court. Another 427 grants and programs whose validity may be at risk also are covered by the draft ...

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Indigienous education measures criticised

Poor-performing schools are the main reason indigenous students don't reach minimum education standards, a new report says. The report on indigenous education from the Centre of Independent Studies released yesterday says much is made of the fact a majority of ...

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