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Joanna started her career as a cadet at News Corp’s local newspaper network, reporting mostly on crime and courts across Sydney’s suburbs. She then worked as a court reporter for the News Wire before joining The Australian’s youth-focused publication The Oz.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos SEPTEMBER 26, 2024: Students on campus at University of NSW in Kensington as consistent Rain drenches Sydney. Picture: NewsWire / John Appleyard

De facto student cap would be ‘illegal’

A former Immigration Department deputy executive made the claim as the government vowed to manage numbers ‘in a fairer way’ after the Coalition blocked its controversial student caps legislation.

Joanna Panagopoulos

EXCLUSIVENation

The Very Reverend Dr Gerald Gleeson has been appointed as ACU's Senior Advisor, Catholic Identity and Mission. Picture: ACU

ACU ‘committed to Catholic identity, but challenged by it’: Priest

An new advisor of Catholic Identity and Mission at the university disagreed that the university was ‘ambivalent about its Catholic identity’ following a series of public controversies.

Joanna Panagopoulos

higher educationEducation

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - November 28, 2024: Minister for Education and Youth of Australia, Jason Clare during Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: NewsWire / Martin Ollman

Controversial student visa direction scrapped

Education Minister Jason Clare has axed a ministerial direction that prioritises student visa applications from ‘low risk’ institutions.

Joanna Panagopoulos and Rhiannon Down

couple ‘owed money’Nation

Image of Zhuojun ‘Sally’ Li, aged 33, and her husband Jai-Bao ‘Rex’ Chen, also aged 33. Pictures supplied by NSW Police

‘Likely a targeted double murder’: Second body found

A body thought to be that of Jai-Bao ‘Rex’ Chen was found 10 metres from where police discovered his wife’s body just over a week ago in a Sydney park.

Joanna Panagopoulos

QueenslandEducation

EPIDEMIC: A Warwick State High School student is one of many who report experiencing bullying at the state school. Parents and say a culture of bullying is rife in the town but teachers and principals aren't doing enough to address the problem. Tags: bullying, generic, student, Warwick, school.

Bullying epidemic infects state’s schools

Cyber-bullying skyrockets in the last decade as the Queensland government vows to develop an ‘anti-bullying plan’.

Joanna Panagopoulos

anti-SemitismNation

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWirePhotos - Sunday, 15 December 2024:Enough is Enough rally at Sydney's Martin Place.Picture: NewsWire/ Monique Harmer

‘Society in crisis’: Jews fear nation at tipping point

Members of Australia’s Jewish community have gathered at a rally in Sydney, warning the federal government that ‘time’s up’ following an escalation of anti-Israel and anti-Semitic attacks.

Joanna Panagopoulos

EntryNation

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - November 7, 2024: Leader of the House, Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for the Arts, Tony Burke during Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: NewsWire / Martin Ollman

Israelis accuse government of visa delays, denials

Jewish groups have accused the government of delaying and denying visa applications by Israelis by demanding extensive details of military service.

Joanna Panagopoulos

nominationsHigher Education

Professor Robert Park’s vision led to the creation of the Australian Cereal Rust Control Program, the only research program in the world that fully integrates pathology, genetics and pre-breeding. The centre collaborates with privately funded cereal breeding programs, ensuring the research directly benefits farmers.

Voting open in Shaping Australia Awards

The Shaping Australia Awards recognise academics for transforming Australian lives for the better.

Joanna Panagopoulos

courtsNation

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos OCTOBER 6, 2024: A protester pictured holding a flag that has a Nazi like symbol on it at the protest in Hyde Park. Protestors gather at Hyde Park in Sydney's CBD to demand an end to the ongoing war and Israel's current occupation of Gaza, and the escalating Israel-Lebanon conflict. PICTURE SHOWS Al Yazbek Picture: NewsWire / Damian Shaw

Nomad restaurant founder Al Yazbek sentenced over Nazi symbol

The embattled restaurant founder escaped conviction for holding a hand-drawn sign with a swastika on an Israeli flag at a pro-Palestine rally.

Joanna Panagopoulos and Liam Mendes

reactionNation

09-12-2024 - Mohammed El-Hamwi, Syrian-Australian community leader. Photo: Liam Mendes / The Australian

Syrian diaspora happy but wary

Syrian-Australian community leader Mohammed Al-Hamwi says he will return to Syria for the first time in 40 years following the collapse of the Assad regime.

Joanna Panagopoulos, Alexi Demetriadi and Liam Mendes

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