Sydney mayors reassured after ISIS talks The Home Affairs Minister has emerged from a meeting with a group of Sydney mayors saying there has been a lot of misinformation about ISIS-linked returnees. AAP · Nov 24, 2022
Cheaper child care for families next year At least 1.2 million families are expected to benefit from a law to make child care cheaper from July 1 next year. AAP · Nov 23, 2022
Jason Clare has a draft plan to fix the teacher shortage. What needs to stay and what should change? Education Minister Jason Clare has released a draft plan to address what he calls an “unprecedented” teacher shortage in Australia. The Conversation · Nov 3, 2022
Minister highlights widening education gap The federal education minister has highlighted the disparity in student achievement based on family income ahead of national school reform agreement talks. AAP · Nov 3, 2022
Albanese government to launch multi-million dollar PR campaign to bring 'respect' back to teaching The draft national plan, to be launched today, follows months of roundtable discussions. It is being released for stakeholder feedback before the final policy is agreed on in December. ABC News · Nov 2, 2022
Sydney woman killed in Seoul crowd crush ‘loved by all’ – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Oct 30, 2022
Extra university spots to upskill nation An extra 20,000 university places have been created in key fields to help address Australia's skill shortage. AAP · Oct 23, 2022
Jaishankar highlights importance of military cooperation to ensure peaceful Indo-Pacific In his second visit to Australia, Jaishankar met Australia’s Defence Minister Richard Marles and Education Minister Jason Clare The Hindu · Oct 10, 2022
New childcare reforms, including changes to the subsidy, are another step closer. Here's how they'll work Parents paying for childcare are a step closer to more relief as the federal government introduces its long-awaited subsidy legislation to parliament. ABC News · Sep 27, 2022
Cheaper childcare costs bill introduced The Albanese government has introduced its childcare bill to parliament on Tuesday, increasing the maximum subsidy rate to 90 per cent. AAP · Sep 26, 2022
Teaching degrees put to the test The expert panel tasked with examining teaching degrees and how the number and quality of graduates can be boosted, can be revealed. AAP · Sep 21, 2022
Government asks ACCC to investigate child care cost increases, provide interim report before subsidy change The government says its decision to launch an inquiry into rising child care costs next year is to make sure its spending targets the main causes of price hikes. ABC News · Sep 21, 2022
Government announces inquiry into childcare costs, while Chalmers promises 'conversation' about budget challenges The Albanese government will set up an inquiry into the increasing cost of child care, which will start in January and run for a year. The Conversation · Sep 20, 2022
A review into how university research works in Australia has just begun – it must confront these 3 issues Education Minister Jason Clare has just announced an independent review of the Australian Research Council (ARC). The Conversation · Sep 19, 2022
The Conversation · Sep 7, 2022 Yes, some students are dropping out of teaching degrees, but not at the rate you think We know Australian schools are in the grip of a teacher shortage. Federal and state education ministers are currently putting together a plan to fix it, which is due in December.
The Conversation · Sep 1, 2022 Jason Clare has just put the Australian Research Council on notice. This brings (some) good news for academics This week Education Minister Jason Clare has kicked off what could be a major reset of university research funding in Australia.
ABC News · Aug 31, 2022 Governments may need to pay postgraduate students to study teaching, Sydney University's Mark Scott says Governments may need to pay postgraduate students to study teaching to address the current staffing shortage, according to the chair of an expert panel looking into education training.
The Guardian - AU · Aug 30, 2022 Mass exodus: Australia faces loss of 600,000 people and skills recovery will be slow, Ceda says Thinktank calls on government to streamline visas to address ‘Covid-induced drag’ on migration system
The Guardian - AU · Aug 30, 2022 Academics welcome Australian Research Council overhaul following controversial grant decisions Researchers and Greens raise concerns about ‘national interest test’ introduced by Coalition which Labor has signalled will remain
AAP · Aug 30, 2022 Academic experts lead research body review An independent review of the Australian Research Council will report back to the federal government by March 2023.
The Hindu · Aug 22, 2022 India-Australia to set up working group for promoting transnational education Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in on a four-day visit to Australia
AAP · Aug 16, 2022 Uni boost for disadvantaged students An extra 20,000 university places in 2023 and 2024 will be allocated to marginalised Australians in a bid to tackle acute skills shortages.
Newcastle Herald · Aug 14, 2022 Dissatisfaction is a complex issue The government has shown its determination to address discontent in classrooms. On Friday, the federal Education Minister, Jason Clare, and his state and territory counterparts met and decided to have a "national action plan" by December.
The Conversation · Aug 13, 2022 It's great education ministers agree the teacher shortage is a problem, but their new plan ignores the root causes Last Friday, Australia’s state and federal education ministers met with emotional teachers, who spoke of working on weekends and Mothers’ Day to cope with unsustainable workloads – and how they were thinking about leaving the profession.
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