How parents are beating lengthy childcare waitlists
Parents are paying hefty fees and registering for daycare before their children are even born, but experts say there are better ways to avoid the queue. See where childcare is in high demand.
Parents are paying hefty fees and registering for daycare before their children are even born, but experts say there are better ways to avoid the queue. See where childcare is in high demand.
Victorian registered training organisations say their services have been “cut off at the knees” after the state government reduced funding to some manufacturing and building training providers.
“Outraged” pro-Palestine supporters have blocked traffic outside The University of Melbourne, saying they “won’t be silenced” as they protest against disciplinary hearings over last month’s encampment.
A proposal to hold a civic reception for WikiLeaks founder and former Melbourne resident Julian Assange has been scrapped.
Students involved in pro-Palestine encampments at two Melbourne universities have avoided expulsion, despite occupying main thoroughfares and causing Jewish community members to fear for their safety.
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An experienced education leader has been appointed to the top job at Independent Schools Victoria seven months after the sudden departure of her predecessor.
A crisis in the early childhood sector means Victorian families are missing out and children are suffering because they’re not getting a “continuity of education”.
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