Australian education

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Naplan test: are you smarter than a year 9 student? Take our quiz to find out
Test your talent with these official school exam practice questions covering language conventions and numeracy – then find out your results

Caitlin Cassidy

28, Mar, 2024 @2:00 PM

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Newington college alumni chief ousted amid controversy over move to co-education
Admission of girls to the private school will proceed despite almost 800 former students voting out alumni union president Alexander Pagonis

Kate Lyons

28, Mar, 2024 @7:06 AM

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Burney welcomes ‘circuit breaker’ – as it happened
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Natasha May, Amy Remeikis and Martin Farrer (earlier)

27, Mar, 2024 @6:45 AM

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Why we chose to send our children to public school | Dellaram Vreeland
There is pressure to go private to ‘get ahead’ but state schools anchor kids in the community and offer holistic learning

Dellaram Vreeland

26, Mar, 2024 @2:00 PM

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Coalition to vote against fuel efficiency standard despite not seeing bill – as it happened
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Natasha May and Amy Remeikis (earlier)

26, Mar, 2024 @6:33 AM

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Australia’s religious and sex discrimination laws need fixing, a new report says. What happens next?
Australian Law Reform Commission report welcomed by LGBTQ+ rights groups but faith leaders have rejected its recommendations

Paul Karp Chief political correspondent

22, Mar, 2024 @11:00 PM

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‘Exorbitant’ fees paid to academic publishers better spent on Australian research and education, report finds
Australia Institute report author says proposed open-access research library ‘great start’ but research grants reforms are needed to disrupt current model

Caitlin Cassidy

19, Mar, 2024 @2:00 PM

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Central bank not ruling out further hikes – as it happened
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Jordyn Beazley and Amy Remeikis (earlier)

19, Mar, 2024 @7:04 AM

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Collapse at regional mine – as it happened
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Henry Belot and Emily Wind (earlier)

13, Mar, 2024 @7:19 AM

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Australia’s poorest schools to be fully funded in ‘landmark’ commonwealth investment in NT
Commonwealth moves closer to fully funding all public schools in deal that will make ‘immediate difference’ in Northern Territory

Caitlin Cassidy

12, Mar, 2024 @2:00 PM

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Critical or troublesome? All you need to know about Naplan and its impact
The literacy and numeracy tests taken by students across Australia are both loved and loathed. So what are they, when are results released and should they continue?

Caitlin Cassidy

11, Mar, 2024 @2:00 PM

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School shopping: the inner-city Melbourne schools next to public housing towers that middle-class families avoid
A group of primary schools are struggling to attract enrolments. It’s a different story for those in neighbouring zones

Benita Kolovos and Adeshola Ore

10, Mar, 2024 @2:00 PM

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