Brian Healy breathed in asbestos when he was barely an adult and 50 years later the cancer it caused is still in his body. The fitter and machinist worked for the Victorian State Electricity Commission and decades later received a confidential compensatory payment for his exposure to asbestos. With asbestosContinue Reading
Official figures revealing the Yes campaign spent more than double that of the No campaign during last year’s failed Voice to Parliament referendum should send a “clear message” to large corporations, Jacinta Nampijinpa Price said. The Australian Electoral Commission on Tuesday published the financial disclosures, six months after the proposalContinue Reading
Labor will bid to permanently increase its share of public school funding across the country, after striking a landmark deal with Western Australia. In the biggest shake-up to school funding in more than a decade, WA will be the first state to be fully and “fairly” funded after the federalContinue Reading
Australia’s persistent teacher shortages in schools have reached “crisis” levels, according to Education Minister Jason Clare. Millions of students across the country are due to head back into classrooms over the next week, but schools are facing crippling staffing issues. Amid continued reports of high teacher vacancies and a recordedContinue Reading
Grace Tame has joined dozens of organisations in strongly rejecting Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s calls for a royal commission into child sexual abuse in Indigenous communities. In the wake of the defeat of the Voice to Parliament referendum, Mr Dutton this week demanded “practical action” to address Indigenous affairs andContinue Reading
New data has revealed tens of thousands of teachers have stepped away from the classroom as principals fear they’ll have to cut classes amid a teacher shortage. Victoria’s acting Education Minister Ingrid Stitt on Monday issued a plea for former teachers to return to the workforce and ensure students “getContinue Reading