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Paradise Primary School parent Richard Matthews, outside the school. Pictured on 18th November 2025. Picture: Ben Clark

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Dad’s alarm at school’s changing story on asbestos sand

A father has revealed parents have received conflicting information about the level of contact their children have had with asbestos sand as the number of schools affected hits 300+.

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South Australian schools affected by asbestos-linked play sand have more than doubled overnight, with closures across Australia and New Zealand.

Asbestos scare climbs to 300 schools

Schools affected by asbestos-linked play sand have more than doubled overnight, with closures across Australia and New Zealand.

ABS data shows male teachers on average earn significantly more than their female colleagues.

Male teachers earn on average a huge sum more than women

Teaching is one of Australia’s most female-dominated professions but tax office data exposes a shocking gender pay gap – both in the classroom and the principal’s office.

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Exclusive Courier-Mail analysis reveals the schools teachers don't like working at.

Ranked: The Qld schools where teachers don’t like working

The analysis of more than 1100 school annual reports comes as the top complaints of Queensland teachers are revealed.

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47 OSHC centres forced into watchdog safety review

South Australia’s largest out-of-school-hours care provider faces a year of strict oversight by the childcare watchdog. Here’s what it means for families.

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Stop sniping at school leaders: One principal has had enough

We’ve told the stories of many teachers who slam school leaders as selfish, out of touch and lazy. Now one principal has the right of reply – and doesn’t hold back.

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Teachers are split on whether band T-shirts are appropriate in the classroom.

Teachers in T-shirts: Are band tees appropriate classroom attire?

An Aussie teacher asked her peers whether she should wear a hip-hop artist’s T-shirt to work, sparking a furious debate about work clothing for educators. So what do you think?

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - November 4, 2025: Minister for Education, Jason Clare during Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: NewsWire / Martin Ollman

Failing their future: Doctors’ damning report card on Aussie kids

A major study of the wellbeing of Australian children has found it stagnating or in decline across 21 of 22 key measures – and a group of senior doctors is pointing the finger.

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Maths at the beach? Expert’s bold plan to take STEM lessons into nature

Identifying mathematical patterns in nature is the secret to make primary schoolers fall in love with maths, one expert says as the government plans major curriculum reforms.

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Wallaroo Mines Primary School principal Tamarin Condon is on leave amid an investigation into her conduct. Picture: Facebook

Minister confirms allegation about principal stood down for probe

An SA primary school principal is under investigation after claims including that she brought her husband with her on a school camp, the minister says.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA, NewsWire Photos. MARCH 26, 2024: A skywriting aircraft writes

Teachers reveal wishlist for $20bn public schools cash splash

Teachers say they’re overworked and struggling to cope – now a major national survey has revealed what they say must be fixed as a $20bn public schools support package rolls out.

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$19m overpaid: Every private school’s disability funding revealed

Federal investigators are moving to recoup nearly $19m in wrongly allocated disability funding from schools. See how much every private school gets under the $4.3bn scheme.

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Concordia College plans; Anton Prinsloo.

Revealed: Plans to turn city school campus into new subdivision

A prestigious Toowoomba school’s surplus campus could deliver dozens of new homes in one of the city’s most sought-after suburbs. See the plans here:

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Tahlia Dowell and Ms Stephens. World Teachers Day. Picture: Supplied

‘She got me through high school’: Teachers who changed our lives

On World Teachers’ Day, we celebrate the teachers who inspired and uplifted us – as new data shows 87 per cent of Aussies believe educators deserve more recognition.

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