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Almost 50 per cent of Tasmania’s population is functionally illiterate, a parliamentary committee heard on Tuesday. Tasmanians are believed to be disproportionately affected by illiteracy due to intergenerational and regional disadvantage, as well as lower education attainment among young Tasmanians. ...

People living in Greater Sydney will be in lockdown until at least July 30 as the NSW government battles to contain the city’s outbreak of Covid-19. As 97 new cases of community transmission were announced on Wednesday, NSW Premier Gladys ...

Struggling with literacy as an adult can have a devastating effect on multiple areas of an individual’s life, a parliamentary committee has heard. Managing household bills, helping their children do their homework and managing their bank accounts are just some ...

More than 10,000 teachers in COVID-19 plagued south-west Sydney are set to be prioritised in the state's vaccine rollout, the state government announced on Monday. With the number of COVID cases soaring across Sydney 112 people tested positive up until ...

The heartbreaking toll a Sydney school teacher wrought on a teenage student when she sexually assaulted him has been revealed with a court hearing “he struggles to smile about anything anymore”. Monica Elizabeth Young was handcuffed and taken away by ...

New South Wales Health Minister Brad Hazzard has slammed suggestions the government should be embarrassed students at a prestigious Sydney school were accidentally vaccinated. It was revealed on Tuesday that year 12 students at St Joseph’s College in Hunters Hill ...

A former private school teacher and water polo coach has been slapped with more charges after he allegedly used Instagram to groom children. Dean Carelse was arrested by Sunshine Coast police on Friday. He was charged with 14 counts of indecent treatment ...

All NSW workplaces and retail businesses will be required to use Service NSW QR codes from next month. The requirement, beginning July 12, will represent a massive ramping-up of the state’s information collection relating to the coronavirus and will impact ...

A former Sydney high school teacher who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy has broken down in court while detailing her remorse over the “severe, lifelong” impacts of her actions. Monica Elizabeth Young, 24, pleaded guilty in April to three ...

Young people’s views on sexual consent education in schools were recently revealed in a report released by NSW Advocate for Children and Young People (ACYP) Zoe Robinson. The report was based on an online survey that polled 500 young people ...