Newington’s anti-co-education alumni fail in election bid
The group of ‘old boys’ say there is still ‘widespread concern’ about letting girls into the Sydney school and they will continue to fight.
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Leading journalists earn Kennedy nominations
The Australian’s finest journalists have been nominated for the prestigious Kennedy Awards, which celebrate excellence in journalism.
Seven at top for schools funding
Tax-deductible donations to school building funds were heavily concentrated in a few institutions, according to a Productivity Commission report.
Warning of online harm linked to autistic children
Autistic children and adults should be explicitly protected by the Online Safety Act as certain characteristics associated with autism may cause them to be ‘particularly vulnerable to harm online’.
Hate preachers ‘don’t speak for Muslim community’
A prominent Muslim leader has made clear that extremist figures on the fringes do not speak for the community, saying nefarious actors sought to divide by taking advantage of emotion.
Remote parents warn of ‘exodus’
The increasing cost of sending children to boarding schools across the country is adding to a silent ‘exodus’ of rural and remote families from agricultural areas, isolated parents have warned.
Top cop denies race-based policing failures
Peppimenarti traditional owners claim members lived in constant ‘fear of rape, death or arson’ by an outback gang.
Law Council raises concerns over caps on foreign intake
Changes to legislation that would allow the Albanese government to cap international student enrolments are ‘over-extensive in their reach’, Australia’s peak legal body has warned.
Father who died in final act of bravery for twin daughters named
The father, who in a final, instinctive act, sacrificed his life and leapt into the path of an oncoming train to try to save the lives of his twin two-year-old girls has been identified.
His daughters’ keeper: a father’s bravery in instant of unthinkable tragedy
In a final, instinctive act, a father sacrificed his life and leapt into the path of an oncoming train to try to save the lives of his twin two-year-old girls as their mother looked on screaming.
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