Public school students will be left $1000 “worse off” every year unless the Albanese Government agrees to tip an extra $12 billion into classrooms, states have warned amid a bitter funding stoush. The federal government has been accused of “short ...

The NSW Teacher's Federation (NSWTF) and its members will rally outside Education Minister Jason Clare's office in Bankstown on Thursday afternoon to demand the Commonwealth lift its funding offer for NSW schools. A letter jointly addressed to the Western Sydney ...

Federal Education Minister Jason Clare has imposed a two-month deadline to sign up on the states who have not accepted his $16bn school funding deal, leaving the Australian Education Union (AEU) concerned governments are putting politics before the needs of ...

NSW Education Minister Prue Car has threatened to extend the current National School Reform Agreement (NSRA) another year in a bid to convince her federal counterpart to agree to a funding deal for the state. The current NSRA is already ...

The federal government is offering million dollar grants to fund upgrades to remote school boarding facilities, but the principal of an Alice Springs school has questioned whether or not it’s enough.  Until August 9, funding of up to $10m per project ...

The Minns government has made a post-budget announcement that public sector workers will receive a 10.5 per cent pay rise over three years with a $1000 top-up if inflation exceeds 4.5 per cent. Independent Education Union NSW/ACT branch secretary Carol ...

Next week’s NSW budget will set aside a record $1.08bn for “minor works” at schools, including $600m for school maintenance work, $200m to bust a backlog of small upgrades and refurbishments, and $150m for improving disability access and safety. The ...

Queensland Treasurer Cameron Dick has allocated $1.274bn to education in the state budget handed down on Tuesday whilst focusing on cost-of-living relief, following suit with the other budgets announced this year. Educators Thousands of additional teaching support staff will be ...

A total of $256.3m will has been allocated to education by the South Australian state government in the 2024-25 budget, along with a new 20-year framework that will change how schools receive infrastructure spending. The plan will make significant changes ...

Record-breaking funds for education in the Northern Territory has been welcomed by teachers and parents after the region's budget was handed down on Tuesday. The $1.34bn budget fully funds the Territory’s public schools for the first time in NT history, after ...