A new $100m boarding school fund for remote Indigenous communities will be created if Peter Dutton is elected Prime Minister. Boarding schools are often the only education option for extremely remote Indigenous communities, particularly in Central Australia where schools are just too far away to travel back and ...

What was once one of the northern beaches’ most neglected public schools is to get another multimillion-dollar boost: Narrabeen Sports High School will receive a 500-seat performing arts hall. NSW Education Minister Prue Car made the announcement at the school on Friday alongside the independent MP for ...

Opposition Leader and prime ministerial candidate Peter Dutton has said education standards have declined not because of funding, but due to indoctrination of students in classrooms. Mr Dutton on Sunday addressed the Liberal Party at its official 2025 campaign launch, ...

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has said he will reduce the public servant workforce and cut spending on health and education if elected. Five days into the federal election campaign, Mr Dutton pledged to cut "wasteful government spending," echoing the agenda ...

Queensland and the federal government have reached an agreement on school funding. This means all Australian states and territories are now signed up to new arrangements, which officially began at the start of 2025. The agreement follows more than a ...

Questions have been asked about Gonski funding that wasn't included in the budget papers on Tuesday night, when Treasurer Jim Chalmers handed down his fourth federal budget. The pre-election pitch, as expected, aimed to deliver cost-of-living relief, while seeking to ...

Queensland has become the final state to sign on to a historic public schools funding deal, with state Premier David Crisafulli signing off on a $2.8bn decade-long deal with the Commonwealth. The pre-budget agreement will support the state’s 560,000 public school students and will boost ...

A survey of 500 independent school parents says the cost-of-living strain has made education funding a key election issue for private school families, particularly in seats Labor needs if the party is to form a majority government. The national poll, ...

During the federal election campaign we can expect to hear candidates talk passionately about school funding. This is one of the most contentious areas of education policy – and one many families and voters care deeply about. You may hear ...

Public education unions are calling on Peter Dutton to confirm whether or not he will uphold school funding deals struck between state governments and the Commonwealth under a Coalition government. The Albanese government has reached deals with each state and ...