The Latest Breaking News from Prue Car

Holocaust, colonisation in school curriculum overhaul

Students across NSW will learn about the effects of colonisation on Indigenous Australians as part of a major high-school education overhaul.

AAP · Sep 12, 2024

Studying colonisation and Aboriginal resistance to be mandatory in NSW high schools

State’s new curricula for years 7 to 10 released as part of the shift to explicit teaching

The Guardian - AU · Sep 11, 2024

Frozen school funds 'tally of lost learning': minister

Hundreds of millions of dollars accumulated in school accounts as principals struggled to find enough teachers, the NSW education minister says.

AAP · Aug 27, 2024

Back-to-basics budget for health, schools as costs soar

The NSW government will fund billions in upgrades and maintenance for schools and hospitals as the treasurer acknowledges cost pressures on construction.

AAP · Jun 11, 2024

'Desperate' cash splash for teachers in needy schools

Teachers willing to work at an understaffed school could benefit from thousands of dollars in bonuses, but unions say the real issue lies in underfunding.

AAP · May 16, 2024

Chalmers signals inflation focus in budget – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · May 11, 2024

Budget billions to flow for neglected Sydney roads

The federal government has pledged $1.9 billion for road works in Sydney's west after fears the area would lose out due to a infrastructure spending shake-up.

AAP · May 6, 2024

Afternoon Update: NSW preparing gendered violence reforms; concern for Perth brothers missing in Mexico; and is the US ready for the banned Bluey episode?

NSW deputy premier Prue Car says reforms will include ‘changes to the justice system’ and could involve specialist programs in schools

The Guardian - AU · May 3, 2024

NSW government to announce urgent reforms to address crisis of male violence against women

Measures to focus on boosting frontline services for women and children fleeing abuse, as well as prevention

The Guardian - AU · May 3, 2024

If NSW’s coercive control ads work, more funding will be needed as victims come forward, advocates say

Awareness campaign ahead of law change features tagline ‘It’s not love, it’s coercive control. Know the signs of abuse’

The Guardian - AU · May 1, 2024