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Student safety body touted after horrid allegations

Student safety body touted after horrid allegations

Education ministers have been briefed on a possible independent body to oversee student safety after shocking allegations of widespread sexual assault.

Queensland Greens bid to axe out-of-pocket school fees

Queensland Greens bid to axe out-of-pocket school fees

Queensland Greens bid to axe out-of-pocket school fees

Queensland Greens bid to axe out-of-pocket school fees

Sending kids to public schools in Queensland would be made easier and cheaper for families under a bill being proposed by the Greens.

Concerns over AI grooming, bullying and sexual images

Concerns over AI grooming, bullying and sexual images

Concerns over AI grooming, bullying and sexual images

Concerns over AI grooming, bullying and sexual images

Large-scale grooming, the generation of sexual images and cyber bullying have been raised as potential risks artificial intelligence creates for school kids.

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Apprentice dropouts in sights amid cost of living woes

Apprentice dropouts in sights amid cost of living woes

Apprentice dropouts and more inclusive training are in Skills Minister Brendan O'Connor's sights in unveiling a new crackdown on dodgy skills providers.

Party over for shonky international education providers

Party over for shonky international education providers

The party is over for dodgy education providers targeting international students with a crackdown on the rorts plaguing the immigration and visa system.

Price gouging child care could be named and shamed

Price gouging child care could be named and shamed

Childcare centres charging parents exorbitant fees could be named and shamed under reforms proposed by the consumer watchdog.

Breast cancer cases climb, screening drop over pandemic

Breast cancer cases climb, screening drop over pandemic

Women are being urged to take their health seriously as rates of breast cancer increase, with many having skipped free mammograms during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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University of Melbourne staff to strike for one week

University of Melbourne staff to strike for one week

University of Melbourne staff to strike for one week

University of Melbourne staff to strike for one week

National Tertiary Education Union members at the University of Melbourne are planning a week-long strike as they fight for better pay and conditions.

Country students carry heavy burden as costs rise

Country students carry heavy burden as costs rise

Country students carry heavy burden as costs rise

Country students carry heavy burden as costs rise

University students from rural areas are being pushed to the brink as they work full-time hours to support their studies and manage rising costs.

Global ranking slide a warning sign for Australian unis

Global ranking slide a warning sign for Australian unis

Global ranking slide a warning sign for Australian unis

Global ranking slide a warning sign for Australian unis

A tumble in the global ranking of Australia's top universities has been described as a warning sign with competition intensifying for international talent.

Cloud-based micro businesses floated for future economy

Cloud-based micro businesses floated for future economy

Cloud-based micro businesses floated for future economy

Cloud-based micro businesses floated for future economy

Artificial intelligence in health, education or agriculture could fix many social challenges and is within reach for even the smallest firms, a report shows.

'No confidence' in universities on campus sex attacks

'No confidence' in universities on campus sex attacks

'No confidence' in universities on campus sex attacks

'No confidence' in universities on campus sex attacks

An independent task force should be established to tackle a woeful culture in sexual assault response at Australian universities, a parliamentary inquiry says.

Feds 'playing catch-up' on use of ChatGPT in schools

Feds 'playing catch-up' on use of ChatGPT in schools

Feds 'playing catch-up' on use of ChatGPT in schools

Feds 'playing catch-up' on use of ChatGPT in schools

Australia could build a version of ChatGPT for schools to avoid bogus Internet-derived information being used by students and teachers, an inquiry hears.

Budget billions to be spent in school-funding splash

Budget billions to be spent in school-funding splash

Budget billions to be spent in school-funding splash

Budget billions to be spent in school-funding splash

Sydney's southwest will get new primary and high schools as part of a $3.5 billion spend on education in the rapidly growing region, the NSW government says.

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‘Historic’ deal to make NSW teachers nation's best paid

NSW teachers have agreed to a deal with the government which will see them become the best paid in Australia for those in the top and starting pay brackets.

Call to 'fix the system, not the girls' for tech future

Award billions of dollars in federal technology contracts to firms trying to change the industry, a high-profile group of women have told a federal review.

SA uni merger could 'damage the state's reputation'

An inquiry into the merger of South Australia's two largest universities has heard arguments the project could either be a success or a catastrophic flop.

Workers dirty as they face battle to keep schools clean

Cleaners at NSW schools are reporting impossible workloads, high injury rates and trouble securing the correct pay as contractors cut their hours.

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Teachers offered big raise to settle bitter pay dispute

A hefty initial bump is being offered to teachers after their union and government reached an in-principle agreement to end an increasingly bitter pay dispute.

Bid to jail teacher for sex with student thrown out

An appeal court has upheld a teacher's community work sentence for having sex with a student, after prosecutors failed in an attempt to have her jailed.

Hundreds of SA public schools closed as teachers strike

Parents had to find alternative arrangements for their kids when hundreds of schools across South Australia shut as part of teacher strikes.

Family hopes losing Lachlan brings safer rural driving

The family of a teenager killed in a car crash want drivers to learn about risks and the long-lasting devastation during Rural Road Safety Month.

NSW uni receives two sexual misconduct reports a week

A top NSW university has reported receiving more than 100 sexual misconduct reports in one year, as the sector grapples with pressure to act more quickly.

School funding commitment with calls for billions more

A new report says an extra $6.6 billion a year should be pumped into public schools to boost completion rates and address a gap in rural communities.

Fee-free TAFE demand soars as skills shortage targeted

Fee-free TAFE enrolments have hit more than 214,000 in six months as the government targets acute skills shortages.

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