Ban on testing `no solution’
SINCE the introduction of the national numeracy and literacy tests three years ago, Michael Phillips has used their results time and again.
Milanda Rout
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Teachers face pay being docked
PUBLIC school teachers face sanctions and penalties, including docked pay, with a planned boycott of national literacy and numeracy tests likely to be deemed illegal.
Teachers vote to boycott skills tests
THE Australian Education Union federal conference has unanimously voted to boycott the national literacy and numeracy tests.
Pregnancy alert for indigenous
MORE Aboriginal women are smoking while pregnant and more of their babies are dying in the first month of life, according to a government report.
Wild in the streets
Safety for students in Melbourne must become a reality, not a sound bite
Victim’s family deny financial motive
ARSON investigators will have to wait until the end of the week to re-interview an Indian man who claims he was set alight by four men.
States facing catastrophic fire conditions
SA and Victoria are preparing for catastrophic fire conditions today, with emergency services warning residents to get out early or risk death.
Indian’s injuries raise questions
FAMILY of an Indian man who alleges he was set on fire by four men have steadfastly rejected suspicions that the fire was of his own doing.
States brace for catastrophic conditions
Residents of South Australia and Victoria risk death if they ignore fire warnings
CFA in mourning for crash volunteer
COLLEAGUES and politicians have paid tribute to a Country Fire Authority volunteer who was killed yesterday
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