Increasing school zones around popular transport routes will be one of the options to be considered in a wide-ranging audit to increase safety for students travelling to school. Data from Transport for NSW (TfNSW) found about 25 per cent of schoolchildren walk to catch public transport to schools, however, theseContinue Reading
Just like July 1, the first day of the New Year always brings with it a raft of changes as new laws and regulations, fees and charges, and taxes and benefits come into effect. Here are all the biggest changes you need to know about from January 1, 2024. DisposableContinue Reading
A chance at throwing another curveball at Anthony Albanese inspired one of the nation’s top spellers to claim the crown for a second year running. Zachary Cheng, 14, returned to the Prime Minister’s office on Monday afternoon with a plan to catch Mr Albanese out once again. “He’s not aContinue Reading
The NSW government has said closing down schools amid worsening Covid-19 outbreaks throughout winter will be an absolute “last resort”, but at the same time schools are struggling with a “chronic teacher shortage which the previous government ignored”. Deputy Premier and Education Minister Prue Car said students in six outContinue Reading
Australian students have found sneaky ways to skirt around new mobile phone bans that schools have spent thousands of dollars implementing. A growing number of schools across the country have been using a new system to prevent students from accessing their mobile phones during school. Schools with this system inContinue Reading
Mobile phones could be banned across all public high schools across NSW by the end of the 2023 school year, in an election promise made by NSW Labor. Opposition Leader Chris Minns said he anticipated the rule to be “up and running in the year 2023,” while also committing $2.5Continue Reading