Laws that change from Jan 1
The tampon tax, energy bills, lifesaving medicines; all the laws that will change from New Year’s Day.
Education
Catholic Education boss resigns
Stephen Elder has resigned just months after forcing a multi-billion dollar government backdown on schools funding.
Asylum amendment defeated
ALP conference: In the first sign of dissent on migration in Labor ranks, a controversial amendment on asylum seekers has been defeated.
No deal on Vic school funds
Rejection of a one-year deal offer on Victoria schools funding has been described as “reckless” by the state’s education minister.
Tech lessons lost on iPhone kids
National test finds widespread use of technology has failed to ensure required skills levels among the young
Row puts $1.7bn funding at risk
The PM says Victoria’s Premier is making a ‘political point’’ after creating an impasse by asking for increased funding.
Dodgy daycare crackdown saves $3bn
The government has stopped almost $3 billion going to dodgy family daycare operators since 2014.
Vic set for schools showdown
Daniel Andrews has accused the Morrison government of “short-changing” Victorian state school students.
Universities declaring war on free speech Universities declaring war on free speech
Australian universities are becoming increasingly hostile to free speech, an audit by the Institute of Public Affairs has found.
Indigenous fund breaks barriers
A scholarship through the Australian Indigenous Education Fund has enabled Onyi Nwamadi to set her sights on an international career.
Union turns on anti-Lib teacher
A public school teacher who pledged to ensure her students ‘don’t vote Liberal’ should be investigated, the teachers’ union says.
Culture wars brought to book
Tony Abbott has called for Christian prayers to be said at the same time traditional indigenous landowners are acknowledged.
Teacher’s vow to turn kids off Libs Teacher’s vow to turn kids off Liberals
A public school teacher vowed on social media to “ensure that the next generation of voters in my classroom don’t vote Liberal’’.
Religious schools ‘face existential threat’
Faith-based schools say they face an existential threat if their legal protections are removed.
School’s in, the work’s hard and hope is sky high
Dannelle Campbell and her peers at Yirara College, Australia’s largest all-indigenous boarding school, are anything but ordinary.
Uni review ‘should look at Confucius Institutes’
China expert John Fitzgerald wants the uni free speech probe to look into the influence of Confucius Institutes.
Student disability funding probe
The Michael Chaney-led school resourcing board will investigate how student disability funding is calculated.
Vic Labor promises free tampons
All Victorian state schools will receive free pads and tampons under a re-elected Labor government, Jill Hennessy says.
Unis question need for review of free speech
Universities have questioned the need for the federal government review of campus freedom of speech.
‘Union-bashing hysteria’
The Queensland government is refusing to thwart a planned strike by teachers protesting the detention of children on Nauru.
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