A legal challenge to Victoria’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate has been taken up by more than 100 people, some authorised workers, amid concern the order is forcing businesses to close and people to lose work. The state’s vaccine mandate, believed to ...
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Study of Delta strain in NSW schools, childcare finds most spread by staff
Most of the Covid-19 spread in schools and early childcare centres during Australia’s Delta wave was driven by staff, new research reveals. Murdoch Children’s Research Institute experts also said face masks for grade three students and above would help reduce ...
More »Over 6000 NSW school staff not fully vaccinated with 3 weeks until deadline
With just under three weeks until the mandatory vaccination date, over 6000 NSW school staff are not fully vaccinated and there is still no clarity over what happens to staff who do not meet the deadline. The Victorian Government has ...
More »Parents are in ‘La-la land’: school shutdowns likely to return after NSW students go back to classrooms
Parents are living in “la-la land” if they think homeschooling is over once classrooms open back up, a virus expert has warned. NSW schools are preparing to go back to face-to-face learning this month, which will be a welcome relief ...
More »Could mandatory COVID vaccinations lead to a teacher shortage?
The deadline for teachers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in NSW is fast approaching and with no consistent national policy, questions remain for schools and principals as to what will happen once the deadline is reached. As it stands only ...
More »‘Ludicrous’: Victorian school mask mandate slammed
NSW deputy premier Paul Toole has slammed a new Victorian mandate for face masks in primary schools, describing the decision as “crazy”. Victorian students in years three to six will be required to wear a mask while at school. Toole, who is ...
More »1 in 5 young people depressed: UNICEF report
It has been revealed that young people around the world are struggling at a staggering rate, after a new UNICEF report found that 1 in 5 aged 15-24 feel depressed. In light of the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, ...
More »A Victorian teacher has launched court action to fight the state’s ‘no jab, no job’ vaccine mandate
A Victorian teacher is the first to launch legal action against the state’s ‘no jab, no job’ vaccine mandate. Relief teacher Belinda Cetnar launched an urgent application against the policy and will appear in the Supreme Court on Tuesday. The ...
More »Dozens of Covid-19 infections uncovered among Victorian VCE students
Dozens of infectious VCE students have narrowly avoided passing Covid-19 onto their fellow senior students, after a testing blitz picked up the virus in would-be GAT sitters. Deputy Premier James Merlino confirmed 33 students would not be able to sit ...
More »New survey shows high levels of trust for teachers in Aussie schools
Confidence and trust in teachers continues to grow as a new survey found that 72 per cent of people trusted that teachers' work was in the best interests of students. As the pandemic has forced remote learning on many families ...
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