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Education reporter at The Canberra Times, sewist and francophile. MEAA ACT branch president. sarah.lansdown@canberratimes.com.au

Canberra, Australia
Joined February 2012
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  1. May 26

    Catholic school teachers are rallying in Canberra as they walk off the job today. It’s the first full day strike since 2004. They want a pay increase of 10-15% over two years and workload reduction measures.

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  2. May 24

    Students are enrolling into the new Bungendore High School. Only problem is there's unlikely to be any buildings for them. The community is split after NSW Education Department completed a compulsory acquisition of land in a controversial location.

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  3. May 23

    Giulia Jones has resigned as a member of the ACT Legislative Assembly. story via

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    May 23

    With the development application for Bungendore High School yet to be approved, it's unlikely the first cohorts of year 7 and 8 students will have any buildings to learn in next year |

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  5. May 18

    Catholic school teachers in the ACT and NSW will go on strike on Friday, May 27. They're asking for a pay increase in the order of 10-15 per cent over two years and measures to reduce workloads.

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  6. May 17

    Make sure you snag a democracy sausage and support your local school while you are at it!

    It wouldn't be election day without a democracy sausage. But how about a democracy saucisse? Here is where to find either in Canberra |
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  7. May 16

    Has your family been affected by schools going to remote learning? Please get in touch with me.

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  8. May 12

    Have you been affected by schools switching to remote learning this week? Please get in touch with me to share your story.

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    May 11

    There are now eight ACT public schools where some grades are learning at home |

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  10. May 10

    Several ACT schools have sent students into remote learning this week amid staff shortages.

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  11. May 4

    Teachers showed their passion for their jobs but also their anger at escalating workloads and dire shortage of staff in a stop work meeting in Queanbeyan yesterday.

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  12. May 2

    Editorial team at ⁦⁩ is supporting World Press Freedom Day. Journalism is sometimes a thankless job but we are proud to come to work every day to keep our readers informed. ⁦⁩

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  13. Apr 25

    Five Canberra public schools were visited by WorkSafe ACT inspectors in Term 1. It gives an idea of how serious the staff shortages and occupational violence issues were by the end of the term.

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  14. Apr 13

    Police are investigating an assault at a Canberra school which put one teenager in hospital with serious injuries. Please get in contact if you know more.

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  15. Apr 12

    Roodt family urges ACT Coroner's court to recommend changes to public schools' outdoor safety culture. I hope some lasting change can come from this tragedy. via

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    Apr 11

    Today and I are steering Australian Community Media's live election blog. Tune in!

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    Mar 30

    A damning report that showed high levels of sexual harassment and sexual assault experience by Australian National University students sent a ripple through the alumni community, via .

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  18. Mar 23

    A quarter of ANU students had been sexually harassed since starting university, a 2021 survey found. Not much seems to have changed since the landmark 2017 HRC report.

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  19. Mar 21

    Check out the Canberra Times brand new website!

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  20. Mar 6

    A recent review looked into how to make the teaching profession more attractive. It's a hard one to solve but the teacher I spoke to said the amount of admin has increased significantly over the years and they don't feel valued by students, parents or school leaders.

    Review examines how Australia can attract and train best teachers. Analysis via
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