There are growing concerns among health professionals over the impact rising flu cases are having on Australian kids. The nation is going through a “flurona” after Covid measures and border closures virtually stopped influenza from spreading over the last two ...
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Labor is set to form the 31st parliament of Australia after Anthony Albanese emerged victorious over Scott Morrison on Saturday. Speaking to his supporters, Albanese said he wanted to "change the way that politics operates in this country" and asserted ...
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Earlier this month, elite Sydney private school SCEGGS Darlinghurst became the latest to implement a total mobile phone ban for its students, igniting a discussion around technology's impact on student academic performance and wellbeing. This came weeks after north-Sydney's Shore ...
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A new ministerial portfolio and public holiday are part of the push from a Victorian parent advocacy group to help the “most locked down children in the world” recover from the impacts of Covid. Shadow Pandemic group conveners Moran Dvir ...
More »NSW holds first anti-bullying roundtable
The NSW government has held its first anti-bullying roundtable to improve schools’ response to youth mental health needs and antisocial behaviour. Led by Education Minister Sarah Mitchell, the meeting was the first of an ongoing series that aims to tackle ...
More »NSW schools to trial new hours in Term 3
Some NSW schools will operate outside of the standard 9am to 3pm day as part of a government trial to better support "21st-century families". Starting in Term 3, eight primary and secondary schools will partner with community organisations, sports clubs ...
More »School students march to demand climate action
A throng of teenagers who feel their futures have been “sold out” by politicians that don't do enough to slow climate change marched through Sydney on Friday. The children, many of whom were in uniforms and skipping school to attend ...
More »NSW school toilets in ‘disgraceful’ condition: inquiry
School students are refusing to drink or eat during the day to avoid using overcrowded and filthy school toilets, a parliamentary inquiry has heard. A state upper house education committee began its hearings into the planning and delivery of public ...
More »Federal Election 2022: Plan to mandate tests for teaching degrees, Tudge still missing
Under a re-elected Coalition government, trainee teachers would be required to pass a literacy and numeracy test to qualify for a university degree, according to the acting education minister. Speaking with reporters, employment and skills minister Stuart Robert said 700 ...
More »Schools shut as thousands of teachers march on state parliament
Teachers across NSW have gone on mass strike over staff shortages, uncompetitive wages and unsustainable workloads. On Wednesday, tens of thousands of teachers walked off the job and onto the streets amid a rising pay dispute with the state government. ...
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