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Before it had hit nine o’clock on a Monday morning, school nurse Lisa Chalmers had already been greeted with a raft of changes made to COVID-19 protocols and a student returning home from South Africa. "That involves then working through ...

NSW teachers and transport workers have sparked chaos across the state as workers are taking strike action over ongoing pay disputes with the state government. Staff have walked off the job for 24 hours on Tuesday, with up to 400 ...

Experts have revealed why it’s so important for Australian children to get the Pfizer jab when it becomes available from January next year. The Therapeutic Goods Administration announced on Sunday that it had provisionally approved the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine for ...

Alan Tudge has been asked to stand aside while serious allegations raised by a former staff member are investigated. The Education Minister went public with his extramarital affair with former staffer Rachelle Miller last year. But on Thursday, Miller came forward with ...

A former high school teacher who faced child sex offences has left court feeling “very relieved” after charges against her were dropped. Natalie Linda Zuccon, 37, was charged with five aggravated counts of making a child amenable to sexual activity over incidents ...

Queensland is set to bring itself into line with other states in mandating vaccines for its 100,000-plus education workforce, with new rules expected to go live before the start of the 2022 school year. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk on Tuesday also flagged mandatory ...

The school principal who threatened to shut down an independent Catholic college due to Western Australia’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate now says he will pay unvaccinated teachers to stay home. It was revealed recently that Adam Zydek, the principal and founder ...

NSW public school teachers have decided to go on strike next week to protest low pay and unmanageable workloads. The 24-hour strike will happen on Tuesday, December 7. “We anticipate significant, significant participation in this day of action,” NSW Teachers ...

Systematic comparison is a highly underestimated component of critical thinking, considered one of the most important 21st Century skills. A new PAT test for measuring critical thinking has just been released by ACER in October. The Progressive Achievement Test in ...

The Morrison government has pledged to protect gay students and staff from prejudice as part of a proposed religious discrimination law. The Coalition party room unanimously endorsed the bill on Tuesday, but a number of Liberal MPs voiced concerns about ...