A number of education support systems for disadvantaged and vulnerable students in Queensland are to share in $288m in 'prevention' funds as part of the larger $446.6m Community Safety Package, announced in the June budget. For instance, the Queensland Pathways ...

The Australian Education Union (AEU) and its supporters met with Minister for Education Jason Clare earlier this month to remind the government of their election promise to fully fund all public schools by 2028. The AEU said the federal government ...

The first and only bilingual school of an Aboriginal language in NSW has reached capacity and seeks partners to support its long-term growth. Giingana Gumbaynggirr Freedom School (GGFS), in Coffs Harbour, started in 2022 with just 15 students and is ...

Public schools across the country can now apply for government funding to build or upgrade infrastructure. Federal Education Minister Jason Clare and Assistant Education Minister Anthony Chisholm announced that applications for round two of the Schools Upgrade Fund (SUF) are ...

South Australian public school teachers have voted to proceed with a full day strike today after pay and condition negotiations between the union and the government failed to reach an agreement. Thousands of SA teachers will walk off the job ...

An Australian Education Union (AEU) 2023 poll found that public school teachers fork out a combined $159.5m a year to buy classroom supplies vital to education due to the underfunding of public schools by governments. The September results said 85 ...

The Minns government's first NSW state budget released on Tuesday put essential workers at its forefront, allocating $9.8 billion to the public education system to focus on upgrading schools and getting rid of the wages cap to tackle the understaffed ...

The NSW government has pledged to improve education outcomes by investing a total of $9.8bn in schools across the state, prioritising education infrastructure in Western Sydney and regional NSW over the next four years. Treasurer Daniel Mookhey handed down Labour's ...

Victorian Premier Dan Andrews has opened a new front in the national campaign to attract and retain teachers. Amid ongoing teacher shortages, Victoria will offer fee-free education for high school teaching degrees from next year. This is similar to the ...

South Australian teachers could walk off the job again as early as next week, the state’s education union has warned. Some 170 schools closed on Friday as thousands of teachers waged industrial action over their pay demands. In a branch council meeting held ...