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Philippine teen kills two students in school shooting

Philippine teen kills two students in school shooting

The Philippines has been rocked by its third school shooting since June, with at least two people dead and eight others injured.

US accused of possible war crimes in Iran strikes

US accused of possible war crimes in Iran strikes

US accused of possible war crimes in Iran strikes

US accused of possible war crimes in Iran strikes

UN-commissioned human rights experts have found “reasonable grounds” to believe the US committed war crimes in two strikes in Iran, including on a school.

Final piece in Labor's $1b childcare plan in place

Final piece in Labor's $1b childcare plan in place

Final piece in Labor's $1b childcare plan in place

Final piece in Labor's $1b childcare plan in place

Every state and territory has now agreed to a $1 billion plan for new early education centres, aiming to ease morning routines for regional families.

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'Open heart surgery' needed on education curriculum

'Open heart surgery' needed on education curriculum

Poor results in global education testing have experts calling for stronger classroom discipline and a complete overhaul of the national curriculum.

Scholarship helps disadvantaged student reach for more

Scholarship helps disadvantaged student reach for more

He wore the same pair of shoes throughout primary school but with help from The Smith Family, James Bow is forging a new path out of poverty.

Girl, 17, killed in sword attack at Swedish school

Girl, 17, killed in sword attack at Swedish school

People have gathered to mourn the victims of a deadly sword attack at a school in Sweden that killed a 17-year-old girl and seriously injured two boys.

'My worst years': bullying inquiry calls for changes

'My worst years': bullying inquiry calls for changes

An inquiry into school bullying has made dozens of recommendations for reform and found transgender or gender-diverse students are not adequately supported.

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Church school finances questioned as more probes urged

Church school finances questioned as more probes urged

Church school finances questioned as more probes urged

Church school finances questioned as more probes urged

A parliamentary probe is investigating the "unusual" finances of a school at the centre of serious misconduct, abuse and humiliation allegations.

'Criminal gang': fraud claims encircle acclaimed school

'Criminal gang': fraud claims encircle acclaimed school

'Criminal gang': fraud claims encircle acclaimed school

'Criminal gang': fraud claims encircle acclaimed school

An academically acclaimed private school being probed over forced labour and abuse claims uses religion as a "camouflage" for fraud, inquiry witnesses claim.

Elite school's students charged with sexual assault

Elite school's students charged with sexual assault

Elite school's students charged with sexual assault

Elite school's students charged with sexual assault

Three teenagers who attend a prestigious private boys school have been charged with a sexual assault, with the alleged victim aged 14.

Control tactics, abuse 'rife' at church private school

Control tactics, abuse 'rife' at church private school

Control tactics, abuse 'rife' at church private school

Control tactics, abuse 'rife' at church private school

Former students and church members have detailed disturbing claims of financial, psychological and social control at a religious private school.

Thai school shooting toll rises after girl dies

Thai school shooting toll rises after girl dies

Thai school shooting toll rises after girl dies

Thai school shooting toll rises after girl dies

The death ‌toll from a school shooting in ‌Thailand has risen to ‌eight as a 12-year-old girl ⁠died a day after the attack horrified the nation.

Push for pen and paper tests as literacy results dive

Push for pen and paper tests as literacy results dive

Push for pen and paper tests as literacy results dive

Push for pen and paper tests as literacy results dive

Policymakers are looking for answers, including a return to pen and paper NAPLAN tests, as they grapple with falling national results in literacy and numeracy.

Fed-up teachers reject offer as mass strike confirmed

Fed-up teachers reject offer as mass strike confirmed

Fed-up teachers reject offer as mass strike confirmed

Fed-up teachers reject offer as mass strike confirmed

A minister has made a desperate plea for a statewide strike to be called off after union members voted against a revised government pay offer.

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Former student accused of setting school office on fire

An ex-student is accused of breaking into his old high school and setting the admin block alight before filming and posting the attack on social media.

Teen arrested, boy in hospital after school stabbing

A teenager has been rushed to hospital and a boy has been arrested after a suspected stabbing during an altercation at a school in Brisbane's south.

Darkroom find shines light on remote-learning pioneers

An exhibition shows how bilingual teaching inspired a new generation of Indigenous storytelling, and a collaboration between two of Australia's greatest bands.

Brothers' murder charge after bashing death near school

Two brothers have faced court where their reckless injury charges have been upgraded to murder after they allegedly bashed a father to death outside a school.

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Police drop charges against duo accused of abduction

Two males who faced court over the alleged abduction of a teenage girl will no longer face charges, police have confirmed.

Teen allegedly abducted girl to marry without consent

A 17-year-old girl was allegedly abducted near a school to marry an 18-year-old without her consent and imprisoned against her will, court documents reveal.

Digital boost for Indigenous-language books in outback

A global online reading platform has been engaged to get more books written in First Nations languages to remote Indigenous communities.

Tougher social media ban crackdown wins expert support

More powerful laws to control social media giants are being spruiked as a way of increasing the effectiveness of age limits for young people using the internet.

'Didn't do anything': youth sidestep social media ban

Young people are continuing to dismiss Australia's world-first social media ban, with many still accessing their own accounts.

'Absolute disgrace': fatal park attack shocks parents

A school community has been left to pick up the pieces after a man died following a violent attack in broad daylight metres from its gates.

Weather blamed for drop in school attendance rates

When asked to provide evidence that a tough-on-truancy campaign is working, a territory minister has blamed the weather for a drop in school attendance rates.

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