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Fear spy crackdown will create uni research brain drain

Fear spy crackdown will create uni research brain drain

National security legislation designed to crack down on secrets leaking could lead to the unintended consequence of scaring the world's brightest minds away.

Language and culture may be key to Indigenous education

Language and culture may be key to Indigenous education

Language and culture may be key to Indigenous education

Language and culture may be key to Indigenous education

Traditional languages and cultural practices must be central to education for Indigenous children, First Nations elders and senior leaders have found.

Higher education revamp to 'lift handbrake on economy'

Higher education revamp to 'lift handbrake on economy'

Higher education revamp to 'lift handbrake on economy'

Higher education revamp to 'lift handbrake on economy'

A sweeping new blueprint could make higher education easier to attain as Australia grapples with demand for skills of the future.

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Saving first languages a mission to preserve cultures

Saving first languages a mission to preserve cultures

Elders, professors and others are working to preserve Aboriginal and Torres Strait languages, and the ancient cultures they maintain.

No quick fix for rural brain drain as Abbie leaves town

No quick fix for rural brain drain as Abbie leaves town

An acclaimed young change-maker leaving her outback town amid intense abuse highlights one of many "brain drain" issues depriving the bush of people and talent.

Students to get greater rights over uni sexual assaults

Students to get greater rights over uni sexual assaults

An independent student ombudsman will oversee the handling of sexual assault and harassment complaints cases at universities in a bid to bolster safety.

Education program to boost workers in technology sector

Education program to boost workers in technology sector

A partnership between the government and Tech Council of Australia will see young people take part in training programs to gain skills in the tech sector.

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Unis need new angle for attracting Indigenous engineers

Unis need new angle for attracting Indigenous engineers

Unis need new angle for attracting Indigenous engineers

Unis need new angle for attracting Indigenous engineers

A group of Melbourne University Indigenous staff and students from the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology is visiting regional areas to talk STEM

Teacher vacancies fall after 'generational' pay rise

Teacher vacancies fall after 'generational' pay rise

Teacher vacancies fall after 'generational' pay rise

Teacher vacancies fall after 'generational' pay rise

Temporary workforces and paperwork are the next target as the NSW education minister announced a fall in teacher vacancies ahead of a budget estimates hearing.

Asbestos cases grow as recyclers call for better checks

Asbestos cases grow as recyclers call for better checks

Asbestos cases grow as recyclers call for better checks

Asbestos cases grow as recyclers call for better checks

Seven more sites have been confirmed as contaminated with asbestos in Sydney as the tainted mulch scandal expands to Canberra.

Sydney's growing fringes win in preschool rollout

Sydney's growing fringes win in preschool rollout

Sydney's growing fringes win in preschool rollout

Sydney's growing fringes win in preschool rollout

A pledge to build 100 public preschools in three years is set to double the number available to NSW families.

Boost in early childhood scholarships, rural preschools

Boost in early childhood scholarships, rural preschools

Boost in early childhood scholarships, rural preschools

Boost in early childhood scholarships, rural preschools

A record number of early childhood scholarships have been issued to attract workers, while 49 new public preschools will be built in rural and regional NSW.

Housing plan to support teachers in rural NSW

Housing plan to support teachers in rural NSW

Housing plan to support teachers in rural NSW

Housing plan to support teachers in rural NSW

A new housing strategy is part of a NSW government plan to retain more teachers in some of the state's most isolated communities.

Primary school shut for weeks in asbestos mulch scandal

Primary school shut for weeks in asbestos mulch scandal

Primary school shut for weeks in asbestos mulch scandal

Primary school shut for weeks in asbestos mulch scandal

Recycled mulch should never have been laid in a school from which 700 pupils must now relocate for several weeks due to an asbestos find, it has been revealed.

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Supply chain under scrutiny after school asbestos find

Fragments of asbestos have been found at NSW government projects including a park, train stations and a school, while a hospital is being assessed.

Education revolution urged to boost reading skills

A public policy think tank wants governments to commit to a six-step "reading guarantee" or risk leaving children behind.

Asbestos found in mulch at NSW public primary school

Students at a NSW primary school will start their week remotely after the EPA confirmed the presence of bonded asbestos in recycled mulch used there.

Pacific Islands push for more uni students in Australia

Pacific Islander students could benefit from being considered local students at Australian universities, with long wait times for visas proving a major hurdle.

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Vape raids nab $12m in goods as school detections axed

Officers have seized millions of dollars worth of illegal vapes and tobacco in Sydney raids as authorities try to crack down on the burgeoning industry.

Six teens hospitalised after ingesting unknown powder

Emergency services have been called to a school in Queensland's far north to treat students after they ingested an unknown powder from a bag.

Fraudulent VET providers targeted in sector crackdown

New laws introduced to parliament will make it easier for fake training organisations to be suspended from operating to better protect students.

Students, staff in limbo after school mould discovery

The NSW premier is pushing his federal counterparts on increased funding for public classrooms as students at a Broken Hill school are relocated due to mould.

NSW looks to poach from SA with regional-living push

Ads to convince essential workers to move to NSW will be shown interstate, but South Australian officials have questioned why people would want to move.

WA, federal governments sign $1.6 billion schools deal

Western Australia will be the first state where public schools are fully funded after the Cook and Albanese governments signed a deal to boost funding by 2026.

Protest over co-ed plans for prestigious boys' school

Students returning to Newington College after summer holidays have been greeted by a protest over plans to admit girls to the elite Sydney boys' private school.

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