Madeleine Heffernan

@madeleineheff

Education reporter . Former city & business journalist. Contact me mheffernan@theage.com.au

Joined April 2011
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  1. 16 hours ago

    Two of Melbourne's oldest single-sex Catholic schools will merge into one co-educational school next year, although boys will outnumber girls about five to one.

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    Nov 22

    The RBA estimates that JobKeeper saved around 700k jobs - or around 1-in-5 recipients - in its first four months of operation.

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    17 hours ago

    Tmrw’s budget includes a $24.5m package that allows the 71,000 iPads and Laptops to be kept by families who were loaned them for home schooling. Cash will be used by schools to replace equipment.

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    Nov 22

    VCE literature is less popular every year, sadly. No longer in the top 20 subjects .

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  5. Nov 22

    New from me. Year 12 students leave literature on the shelf.

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    Nov 21

    Under Job-ready Graduates students will lose funding for failing subjects. But things were much tougher in WW2...

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  7. Nov 18

    The International Baccalaureate Organisation is accused of failing to adequately recognise the disadvantage suffered by its Victorian students.

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  8. Nov 18

    'Wonderful moments': Government program puts creatives in the classroom

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    Nov 17

    Poverty in Australia 1.2m higher by December than at peak of pandemic in June. (3.8 Dec. 2.6 in June). Driven by lower COVID payment.

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    Nov 11

    Rock climbing to be restricted under plan to protect Grampians

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    Nov 10

    According to the latest available statistics, US multinationals book 53% of their non-US profit in the main tax havens

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    Nov 10

    QT asks ‘How the government’s commitment to the Chinese Communist Government’s dodgy Belt and Road deal is helping Victorian farmers?’ Answer: ‘ stop marinating in sky news after dark ‘ - and now everyone is yelling.

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    Nov 10

    And it's not just tertiary qualifications. Women overtook men in terms of non-school qualifications a couple of years ago and aren't looking back...

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    Nov 10

    The government has now paid private contractors nearly $10 million for work on COVIDSafe. My story for :

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    Nov 10

    BREAKING: TGA is confident of approving a COVID vaccine in Australia by the end of January. Health Minister says they are expecting roll out to begin in March.

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  16. Nov 10

    This is a great show

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    "You're my reason for living, you know. I want you to be better." Addicted Australia | Starts Tuesday 10 November 8:30pm
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  17. Nov 10

    Amazing.

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    Nov 9

    In first for Fed, U.S. central bank says climate poses stability risks

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    Nov 7

    More and more Indigenous kids are leaving country and culture to give boarding school a shot. I spoke to these lovely girls about the very real challenges it presents. As kicks off these young women are some young leaders worth celebrating 🙌🏾

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    Nov 4
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    China takes over 40% of our goods exports and was our biggest services trading partner. Feeding Chinese economic growth has differentiated the Australian economy from other developed economies for two decades -but where to from here seems increasingly uncertain

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