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London stabbing victim an 11-year-old Australian

The victim of a random attack in London this week was revealed to be a young Australian girl, and mortgage holders are spending record amounts of their income on their loans.

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Peter Dutton says Australia should not accept Palestinians from Gaza due to ‘national security risk’

Coalition leader’s escalated rhetoric immediately rejected by senior Albanese government figures

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Burke fends off Coalition attacks over Palestinian visas in question time – as it happened

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One in three students not meeting benchmarks

The latest NAPLAN results show Australian students are struggling with literacy and numeracy, and the City of Melbourne has banned e-scooters, saying they ‘create havoc’.

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NAPLAN results again show 1 in 3 students don’t meet minimum standards. These kids need more support

The latest national NAPLAN results are out and the results are very similar to last year.

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Headway in cap on 'unregulated' foreign student numbers

A key reform in the federal government's crackdown on unscrupulous education providers has passed the lower house despite an outcry from the university sector.

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Labor rejects report that international students will be capped at 40% of university enrolments

Jason Clare says international education ‘incredibly important’ to Australia after concerns raised about economic impact of a restrictive cap

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'Many times over': childcare pay rise to reap dividends

A pay rise for childcare workers has been praised by the sector and unions but there are calls for more funding for the industry to retain staff.

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Early childhood education workers to receive 15% pay rise – if centres limit fee increases

Labor hopes forcing childcare centres to limit fee hikes to secure funding for wage rises will save parents from further price shocks

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There’s a new 10-year plan for Australian schools. But will all states agree to sign on?

The Albanese government has released details of the next funding agreement for Australian schools.

The Conversation

Political playground fight rages over school funding

As the number of Australians finishing high school slips, the federal government has proposed a new plan to help students and teachers.

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Holdout states given deadline to sign up to school funding agreement

NSW, Queensland, Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia will now have until end of September to agree to proposed 2.5% federal increase or keep old agreement

The Guardian - AU

International students are not to blame for the housing crisis

Education is a hugely successful export industry for Australia. So why is the Albanese government trying to kill it?

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Anthony Albanese appeals to western Sydney amid Muslim voting campaigns on Gaza war

The seats of Blaxland and Watson have higher percentages of Muslim voters than Labor’s 2022 winning margin

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ALP condemns Gaza school bombing amid community outrage

Federal cabinet minister Jason Clare has condemned the bombing of schools in Gaza, as Australian Muslims continue to warn they feel disenfranchised by Labor.

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Consult with us first on international student caps, ACT says

ACT tells Commonwealth it wants talks before decisions on students.

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What does The Muslim Vote’s success in the UK mean for Labor here?

Its campaign helped four seats in the UK flip to endorsed independents. A repeat performance in Australia could threaten two Labor ministers.

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International students left feeling like ‘cash cows’ after Albanese government raises visa fees

Surprise increase makes Australian visa application fee among most expensive in the world, as new survey finds rising costs putting prospective students off

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Muslim Vote group says it will target Labor ministers and whip at next federal election

First high-profile candidate due to be announced this week by ‘grassroots’ movement backing independents against Tony Burke and Jason Clare

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Climate groups take aim at Dutton call to scrap target

Peter Dutton's pledge to scrap an emissions target would leave Australia in the dust of the race to stop global warming, climate groups and the government say.

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Airport CCTV footage could show what happened between Peter Costello and News Corp journalist

Federal minister Jason Clare and the opposition leader, Peter Dutton, say additional camera angles may shed light on incident at Canberra airport

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Taxpayers spent $77.5m to educate new teachers. Only a few hundred remain in schools

Many teachers trained through Teach for Australia now work at elite schools instead of the disadvantaged ones where they placed. Critics wonder if the effort is worth the money.

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Reform call as student debt hiked by thousands of bucks

Those with student debts will have their outstanding amount increased due to indexation but changes to the scheme will reduce the balance later this year.

The Conversation

Grattan on Friday: Government’s pursuit of a hate speech law could take it down another cul-de-sac

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus and his “shadow”, Michaelia Cash, are both volatile characters. When they met this week to discuss the government’s draft religious discrimination bill, an incendiary issue in the best of circumstances, sparks flew.

Newcastle Herald

'Pension to PhD': How uni inspired minister's bridging course policy

'I was struck immediately that this is the way to do it.'

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