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'Not without a fight': parents reject plan to revamp NAPLAN
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'Not without a fight': parents reject plan to revamp NAPLAN

A Gonski proposal to overhaul NAPLAN and remove comparisons on My School has met resistance from parents, who wouldn't give up the data "without a fight"

  • by Jordan Baker

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WA students suspended after meme page calls teacher a 'rapist'
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WA students suspended after meme page calls teacher a 'rapist'

One of the posts ridiculing a teacher for "liking 12-year-olds" was liked by 75 people, including some students.

  • by Kaylee Meerton
Students learn the art of fine winemaking, but tasting is off the menu
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Students learn the art of fine winemaking, but tasting is off the menu

It's harvest time at one of the few secondary schools with its own vineyard.

  • by Carolyn Webb
'Everything Tarrant identifies...is true': Ramsay Centre under fire for speakers
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'Everything Tarrant identifies...is true': Ramsay Centre under fire for speakers

The Ramsay Centre for Western Civilisation has come under fire over its 2019 lecture series speakers.

  • by Pallavi Singhal
University of Queensland college to admit women for first time
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University of Queensland college to admit women for first time

After 107 years the University of Queensland's King's College has in 2019 decided to allow women students to become members and use their accommodation from next year.

  • by Tony Moore
Calls to ban controversial nutritionist from University of Melbourne
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Calls to ban controversial nutritionist from University of Melbourne

Scientists and clinicians are calling on the University of Melbourne to cancel a seminar by a controversial nutritionist who has claimed a high-fat diet "starves" cancer.

  • by Henrietta Cook
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Minister won't hear from people affected by school violence in review
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Minister won't hear from people affected by school violence in review

ACT Education Minister Yvette Berry won't hear from students, teachers and parents affected by school violence and nor will an independent advisory group.

  • by Sherryn Groch and Jasper Lindell
200 cases of violence against teachers in first month back at school
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200 cases of violence against teachers in first month back at school

But a government review looking into the management of violence in schools is unlikely to hear directly from those affected or investigate specific schools.

  • by Sherryn Groch
How high schools are partnering with universities to take the 'mystery' out of uni
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How high schools are partnering with universities to take the 'mystery' out of uni

Starting university is becoming less of a daunting prospect for a host of Melbourne secondary students. 

  • by Anna Prytz
The bold plan to build a school on a $400-million bus depot
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The bold plan to build a school on a $400-million bus depot

On behalf of a school lobby group, architects have come up with an idea to slice a bus depot site in half and convert the space into a high school.

  • by Jordan Baker
We banned phones in the classroom and the benefits are obvious
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We banned phones in the classroom and the benefits are obvious

Most students using their phones in class do so to listen to music, access social media or play games.

  • by Stephen Higgins