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'Fantastic turnout': School climate strike draws big crowd in Sydney
A massive crowd of students gathered in the Sydney CBD to rally against climate change inaction, with protesters overflowing from Town Hall.
- by Matt Bungard and Pallavi Singhal
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Brisbane students skip class in their thousands for climate action
Students across Queensland ditch school to join an international campaign for action against climate change with thousands expected to march on parliament.
- by Drew Creighton
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Unedited and unfiltered: Why these WA students are skipping school today
The students come from all over Western Australia, and want to have their voices heard; so WAtoday has chosen to publish their unedited stories in full.
- by Hannah Barry
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Parts of Sydney CBD closed to traffic as school students protest climate inaction
Traffic restrictions will be in place on Friday as thousands march through the Sydney CBD to protest climate change inaction.
- by Ben Weir
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'Learning in itself': Education Minister backs school climate strike
At midday, Canberra students will join thousands across Australia and the world in a growing movement against climate change inaction.
- by Sherryn Groch
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Prep classroom closed over asbestos concerns in city's north-west
A second classroom at a school in Melbourne's north-west has been closed after asbestos sheeting was found in the roof.
- by Melissa Cunningham
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Pay $30 and breathe easy: Botanic Gardens embraces Forest Therapy
Would you play $30 to smell herbs and lie in the sun at the Royal Botanic Gardens? The first four sessions of globally popular Forest Therapy have sold out.
- by Carolyn Webb
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'They're not doing their jobs properly': students to walk out of schools for climate strike
Thousands of students across the country will skip school on Friday to demand more action on climate change, despite warnings they face disciplinary measures.
- by Pallavi Singhal
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Uni admission scams: we're not the US, but it happens here
It's not all about Hollywood stars paying bribes to get their children into college. In Australia, children of advantage also get a headstart.
- by Jenna Price
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'Public shaming of children': Bondi kids given popcorn if their parents paid fees
A Bondi public school has been accused of shaming students by handing out popcorn to those whose parents paid school fees early
- by Jordan Baker
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Student expulsions on the rise as public schools battle on-campus violence
School has been back a little over a month, but already this year seven students have been "excluded" from schools over physical aggression concerns.