As it happened: CFMEU workers walk off job across nation; international student caps announced
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- by Amber Schultz and Caroline Schelle
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As it happened: Right to disconnect laws come into effect to tackle unpaid work; Airline passengers to be protected under new watchdog
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- by Nick Newling and Caroline Schelle
How a derelict theatre revived a whole suburb and attracted Hollywood royalty
Much like the solar system, the suburb of Yarraville revolves around its own Sun. The popular art deco theatre has many crediting it with helping revitalise the inner west.
- by Caroline Schelle
The regional school where the surf’s up – and so are the VCE scores
A government school with a surf academy and a Catholic school steeped in history have been chosen as The Age’s 2024 Schools that Excel in regional Victoria.
- by Robyn Grace and Caroline Schelle
Where does your child sit? One-third of Victorian students need help
This year’s NAPLAN results show nearly 30 per cent of Victorian students are struggling with literacy and numeracy, and it hasn’t got better.
- by Noel Towell and Caroline Schelle
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‘He could’ve been stopped’: State pays $34m compensation to survivors of paedophile teacher
Vincent Henry Reynolds admitted to sexually abusing 38 children over three decades at state primary schools across north and central Victoria.
- by Caroline Schelle
Teacher jailed for sex with 14-year-old student
A “deluded” teacher at a regional Victorian school had sex with a student and kept contacting her after his arrest, despite a court order to leave her alone.
- by Caroline Schelle
No Makarrata commission: PM backs new ways to talk to First Nations people
A peak Indigenous body queried the PM’s remarks, saying Makarrata was not meant to be a “vague vibe or a series of casual conversations”.
- by Shane Wright and Caroline Schelle
Digital divide: Students filing assignments on phones or using public computers
Students from poorer families are resorting to using phones and public libraries to get homework done, leaving many falling behind.
- by Caroline Schelle
Six years after first school strike, climate kids march on
In 2018, they were inspired. One year later, they helped lead 100,000 young people in one of Melbourne’s largest environmental protests. Was it worth it?
- by Caroline Schelle
Teacher who faked qualifications to gain principal jobs avoids jail
A Melbourne teacher who faked degrees to gain jobs as a principal defrauded the Education Department of more than $690,000.
- by Caroline Schelle
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