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Childcare sector 'sleepwalking' into market domination

Childcare sector 'sleepwalking' into market domination

A pay increase will help bolster the childcare sector but there are warnings more must be done to address market concentration and keep costs low for families.

Kids more social, engaged at school as phones expelled

Kids more social, engaged at school as phones expelled

Kids more social, engaged at school as phones expelled

Kids more social, engaged at school as phones expelled

Bans on mobile phones in public schools have proven effective, but social media still acts as "poison" to children, with more restrictions to come.

Teachers pocket $50k bonus as they move between regions

Teachers pocket $50k bonus as they move between regions

Teachers pocket $50k bonus as they move between regions

Teachers pocket $50k bonus as they move between regions

The state government should ditch their $50,000 incentive to lure teachers to regional Victoria and investigate ways to retain experienced and loyal staff.

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Counting to 100: Labor insist preschool target on track

Counting to 100: Labor insist preschool target on track

Labor is adamant it can open 100 public pre-schools by 2027 but critics are sceptical given the time taken to open the first.

Protect children from online hellholes, spy chief urges

Protect children from online hellholes, spy chief urges

Children are at risk online from "adult strangers in alleyways" and the community must play a role in identifying warning signs, the nation's spy chief says.

Foreign student cap on courses a 'reserve power'

Foreign student cap on courses a 'reserve power'

Education Minister Jason Clare says limits for foreign students taking up individual degrees will only be used as a back up.

School funding deal still doesn't add up for big states

School funding deal still doesn't add up for big states

State governments and the education union urge greater federal school funding as the minister looks to pave the way for a new deal in parliament.

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Record $8m payout for abuse victim of infamous school

Record $8m payout for abuse victim of infamous school

Record $8m payout for abuse victim of infamous school

Record $8m payout for abuse victim of infamous school

A Victorian public school sexual abuse survivor has reached a record $8 million settlement with the education department, closing the book on a 50-year quest.

International sector should grow despite unis' concerns

International sector should grow despite unis' concerns

International sector should grow despite unis' concerns

International sector should grow despite unis' concerns

A Senate report on international student caps says the sector must be allowed to grow sustainably despite concern about limits from major universities.

Schools stoush rages on as teachers demand more funding

Schools stoush rages on as teachers demand more funding

Schools stoush rages on as teachers demand more funding

Schools stoush rages on as teachers demand more funding

The teachers' union is calling for a ban on the implementation of a new schooling model until the federal government lifts its share of public school funding.

RBA sounds warning on international student cap

RBA sounds warning on international student cap

RBA sounds warning on international student cap

RBA sounds warning on international student cap

Plans to impose a limit of 270,000 international students at universities have triggered concern from the Reserve Bank for economic growth.

Language lessons serve to foster reconciliation

Language lessons serve to foster reconciliation

Language lessons serve to foster reconciliation

Language lessons serve to foster reconciliation

A language revitalisation project in Queensland has resulted in bilingual resources for local schools, videos of elders' stories and a podcast series.

Acrobatic hopefuls flip into circus degree restart

Acrobatic hopefuls flip into circus degree restart

Acrobatic hopefuls flip into circus degree restart

Acrobatic hopefuls flip into circus degree restart

Aspiring aerialists are being tested on their backflips and handstands as Australia's only degree in circus starts taking new students again.

The 'invisible' magic of Australia's 2100 small schools

The 'invisible' magic of Australia's 2100 small schools

The 'invisible' magic of Australia's 2100 small schools

The 'invisible' magic of Australia's 2100 small schools

Small schools are the beating heart of many Australian rural towns but their benefits can be lost on policymakers, leaving families to fight for their future.

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Advice on negative gearing 'not unusual': Treasurer

While the government has downplayed speculation it's contemplating changes to negative gearing, it's also not ruling it out.

Big states still truant in school funding stoush

Pressure is mounting on some of Australia's biggest states after Tasmania became the third jurisdiction to agree to the Commonwealth's school funding deal.

Tiny cottage behind a powerful change in rural kids

Teachers and health professionals have banded together to create a wellbeing hub at one of NSW's most disadvantaged schools, improving behaviour and attendance.

Student placement payments won't burden universities

Education officials say while there may be some issues, universities won't be disadvantaged by having to manage payments for students on placements.

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'Quite a crisis': anti-Semitism envoy on uni campuses

Australia's special envoy to combat anti-Semitism says university officials don't understand how bad the "special form of racism" has become on their campuses.

Victoria digs its heels in over public school funding

Victoria has dug in its heels over an offer from the federal government on public school funding, arguing the Commonwealth should fill a known shortfall.

Beer, petrol and student loans: Nats sharpen poll pitch

Relief for Australians struggling with cost of living and cutting red tape for farmers have dominated a policy discussion within a National Party conference.

Childcare workers to get 15 per cent boost to pay

Childcare workers will get a pay rise in a bid to retain and attract early childhood educators back to the sector under laws introduced to parliament.

Holocaust, colonisation in school curriculum overhaul

Students across NSW will learn about the effects of colonisation on Indigenous Australians as part of a major high-school education overhaul.

Foreign student cap will lower living standards: unis

A higher education heavyweight says the major parties are undermining Australia's future prosperity for short term political gains by capping foreign students.

Unregistered babies risk missing out on care, education

Each year on average 12,500 Australian children might be missing out on early education because they do not have a birth certificate, a UNICEF report has found.

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