Cranbrook head failed to act in best interest of students at former school
The headmaster of one of Sydney's most expensive private schools has conceded that he failed to act in the best interests of students at his former school.
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Eryk Bagshaw
Eryk Bagshaw is a journalist with Fairfax Media
'There is something terribly wrong in our country'
Fifty years after Charlie Perkins became the first Indigenous graduate, Aborigines are still struggling to gain an education.
Australian school students two years behind world's best
Australian high school students are up to two school years behind their peers in the world's best performing countries, a major global test of student achievement has revealed.
UNSW proposal to sack hundreds of university staff
A leaked proposal shows the university wants to save $51 million a year by cutting back on support services, finance and other operations.
Government sells historic Sydney home to private school
The NSW government has sold a historic Sydney property to one of Sydney's most expensive private schools, despite public school enrolments surging in the area over the past four years.
Family day care rort earned $260,000 in two days
A 29-year-old NSW woman pretended she was a vulnerable foster carer to earn millions of dollars in child care subsidies, court documents reveal.
NSW government says teachers should be recruited like police
NSW will face an influx of lessqualified teachers from other states, the state government has warned, unless national minimum standards are adopted to prevent students from flooding into university degrees.
Europe's next Australian hot spot
With its comparatively low cost of living, easy access to communal office space and thriving cultural scene, a new city has replaced London as the dominant entrepreneurial hub of Europe.
Convicted $3.6 million day-care fraud granted bail
A convicted family day-care fraud who stole $3.6 million from taxpayers through her Aussie Giggles day care centre has allegedly been receiving Centrelink study payments for Indigenous students despite not being Indigenous, the NSW District Court has heard.
Universities slam 'elitist' federal government proposal
Universities have slammed a series of the Turnbull government's fee-deregulation proposals in a series of submission released by the Federal Department of Education on Thursday.
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