The lure of cloud computing is simple: someone else runs your computer systems, you pay for what you need when you need it and you can access unlimited quantities of computer capability as long as you can afford it. An ...
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Former Melbourne Girls Grammar student Sammi Strange probably felt she had struck gold when hired as a nanny for the British prime minister’s children. The excitement faded fast, however, when Strange was targeted by the British media which had scoured ...
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The term “sexting”, although relatively new, describes a particular set of behaviours that have been occurring in Australia for more than five years. The sending and receiving of sexually explicit images via mobile phones or other applications such as instant messaging, ...
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With soaring ceilings, modern pops of colour and clever pockets for play and retreat that maximise every spare centimetre of space, the redesign of St Joseph’s Primary School has had a transformative effect on students and teachers. As a result ...
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The federal government has provided details of building costs for its school halls stimulus program to an academic, a Senate committee has been told. The $16.2 billion Building the Education Revolution (BER), designed to combat an expected economic downturn due ...
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Salaries over $200,000 are needed to attract the best principals to run schools in troubled indigenous communities, NSW Education Minister Adrian Piccoli says. The government has unveiled a plan for 15 executive principals to be paid $55,000 more than what ...
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NSW Education Minister Adrian Piccoli says he is "very angry" that Australia's most populous state is missing out on $35 million of funding for literacy and numeracy. A national report on literacy and numeracy has found that NSW is lagging ...
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Thousands of Victorian public school teachers have voted to walk off the job next week in their bid for better pay and conditions. The state government has offered teachers annual pay rises of 2.5 per cent, with any further increases ...
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One of the architects of the Gonski school funding reforms says an independent resourcing body must be set up now or the government risks losing the private schooling sector's faith. Ken Boston, who was on the panel led by David Gonski ...
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A lack of information, as well as stress and pressure from family and friends, may be preventing parents of children with ADHD from considering all their treatment options, a study has found. Research from the University of Western Sydney indicates ...
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