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Vicki Dunne said the binding directive from the minister is unprecedented and undermines the role of independent committees.

'Unprecedented': Some evidence in school violence inquiry to be sealed

The opposition says the condition is a dangerous imposition on a committee already equipped to protect witnesses and undermines the democratic process.

  • Sherryn Groch

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NAPLAN testing in the ACT was put under the microscope during public hearings held in May last year.

Committee calls for public inquiry in ACT school performance

It follows more than four independent reports which found students in Canberra did not perform as well as those of similar backgrounds interstate.

  • Sherryn Groch
Research shows witnessing violence can impact teens as badly as bullying.

Principal departs, parents call for expert review into school violence

The principal of a Canberra school at the centre of recent debate about violence is leaving school, amid calls for an ACT-wide inquiry into schoolyard attacks.

  • Sherryn Groch
Canberra students braved the rain to protest outside Parliament House during last November's school climate strike.

'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.

  • Sherryn Groch
Ginninderry Conservation Management Trust board director Jason Cummings at the Murrumbidgee on Tuesday, which partially falls under the trusts jurisdiction.

'Over and above': Trust aims to allay Ginninderry environmental fears

The government will establish a conversation trust for Ginninderry despite exempting the development from an environmental impact statement.

  • Finbar O'Mallon
Unions ACT protest about Geocon's sexualised advertising outside Geocon's building site for Tryst.

Geocon event an 'insult to every woman in Canberra', says Labor MLA

The construction giant alerted police to a protest against their sexualised marketing on Friday afternoon. About 60 people, both women and men, attended.

  • Cassandra Morgan
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ACT Education Minister Yvette Berry says she was troubled by the Opposition's decision to air unidenitified stories of school violence in the assembly.

Minister orders government review into violence in Canberra schools

It comes after recent revelations about attacks in The Canberra Times and research finding Canberra principals face the highest rate of violence in Australia.

  • Sherryn Groch
ACT Minister for Women Yvette Berry said the numbers were alarming but she did not think they reflected a growing problem.

Minister denies school violence is up, dismisses call for inquiry

Calls are growing for an inquiry after a report revealed one in two principals were attacked on the job last year in Canberra, the highest rate in the country.

  • Sherryn Groch
ACT Education Minister Yvette Berry says

Tears in assembly as push for school violence inquiry defeated

The education minister wept as she apologised to families affected by violence who had gathered in the chamber but pushed back against an inquiry.

  • Sherryn Groch
ACT Education Minister Yvette Berry says she sought personal assurances that policies were in place at the school.

Minister orders investigation into Canberra school over violence

The minister defended her record on school violence amid revelations that complaints had been made about violence at a Canberra school for more than a year.

  • Sherryn Groch

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