A public high school will need to be completely torn down and rebuilt after a shocking mould infestation spread throughout the entire campus, potentially through the airconditioning system. The issue was discovered by a Willyama High School staff member in January and on Tuesday an independent hygienist report found theContinue Reading
The second year of News Corp Australia’s innovative campaign to raise respect for teachers and educators will launch in late April. The Australia’s Best Teachers advocacy series gained national attention last year when Federal Education Minister Jason Clare announced a $10m commitment to elevate the status of teachers. Australia’s BestContinue 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 will bring “shame” on the country in the eyes of the world if it votes No to the constitutional referendum, according to Indigenous leader Noel Pearson. As the campaign heads into its final week, Mr Pearson has warned that voters faced a “moral choice”. In the wake of twoContinue Reading
A proposed tertiary institution for the Northern Territory will be given a multi-million dollar boost to further development plans. The Albanese government is providing $6.4m towards the Yolngu people’s long-held vision for a brand new tertiary Garma Institute in northeast Arnhem Land. “This is a vision for the future –Continue Reading
The gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians is failing to close, with the country tracking backwards in four key areas, a scathing new report has revealed. The Productivity Commission’s third annual snapshot of progress against Closing the Gap targets reveal just four out of 17 targets are on track, andContinue Reading
The scope of the Indigenous Voice to parliament will be a two-way process, Linda Burney has reiterated. The Indigenous Australians Minister, on the back of her National Press Club address this week where she laid out the four major priorities of the Voice, said she had no doubt those electedContinue Reading