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Eddie Woo’s expert maths team cut back under education department restructure
The Maths Growth Team that mentors other teachers will be reduced as part of a major restructure within the NSW Education Department.
- by Lucy Carroll
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Power outages as earthquake shakes the Hunter and Sydney
A 4.5-magnitude earthquake has rumbled across the NSW Hunter region at a depth of about 5km early on Saturday morning, with more than 800 people across Sydney and NSW reporting the quake to Geoscience Australia.
- by Nigel Gladstone
‘It was a shock’: The limit on foreign students for every university revealed
Vice chancellors say they were blindsided by limits that kneecap institutions that achieved strong growth this year.
- by Daniella White
Everything you need to know about local council elections
And after weeks of rigorous debate, intense competition and some classic council chaos, it comes down to this. Here’s everything you need to know.
- by Anthony Segaert
Levelling the playing field on school sport
Participation in school sport gives young children an opportunity to sample a range of activities. Education should be viewed as an investment, not an expenditure.
Editorial
Casinos
NSW government’s rejection of tax relief for Star is right decision
The Minns government has rightly rejected the beleaguered Star Entertainment Group’s appeal to the public purse for rescue funds.
- The Herald's View
Ward on wrong track on trains blame game
South Coast commuters have been seeing the now five-year-delayed intercity trains run empty, on test, for many months. They are a ghost fleet.
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Extreme weather
One killed and another injured as NSW battered by wild winds
Strong winds also forced the cancellation of 90 flights to and from Sydney Airport, while authorities battled bushfires across the state.
- by Nick Newling and Riley Walter
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Pollution
Sydney Water threatened with lawsuit over cancer-linked chemicals in drinking water
Blue Mountains residents have expressed shock and outrage after the closure of a dam which feeds into the water supply of 50,000 people.
- by Carrie Fellner
Top Sydney unis are the biggest targets of the student cap. It will cost the state billions
UNSW and Sydney University will be forced to slash their international enrolments by more than 40 per cent. This is how we got here and what it means.
- by Daniella White and Matt Wade
Opinion
Selective schools
I always knew Sydney school parents had lost their minds. Now I have proof
Schools catering for gifted kids have an important place in public education, but we have veered well away from this ambition in NSW.
- by Alexandra Smith
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