More than 1.3 million Australian students had their NAPLAN tests disrupted when the national assessment platform crashed on the first day of testing, forcing schools nationwide to pause evaluations.
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Australia is moving to standardise how TAFE qualifications count toward university degrees, potentially saving students up to $18,000 and a year of study.
Grace Okonkwo Victorian teachers are voting on their first strike in 13 years. The dispute reflects a broader crisis: 47% of Australian teachers intend to leave the profession, and Victoria's classroom staff earn nearly $16,000 less than their NSW peers.
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Victoria Legal Aid research reveals a troubling trend: intervention orders originally designed for adult violence are being weaponised by some school parents to silence their children's alleged victims.
Grace Okonkwo NAPLAN testing coincides with Ramadan in 2026, forcing schools to adapt. Early morning sessions and flexible scheduling are meant to help fasting students, but educators question whether it's enough.
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Schools relying on cheap Chromebooks face unprecedented budget pressure as memory chip shortages and price inflation force manufacturers to cut production. AI infrastructure investment is starving education technology of affordable options.
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Thousands of highly educated workers are now earning premium wages to train AI models, even as their own professions face automation. The ethical tensions are significant.
Grace Okonkwo Teaching applications are up 14% for the first time in nearly a decade, but 47% of Australian teachers are considering leaving their jobs within 12 months due to unsustainable workload and mental health impacts.
Grace Okonkwo As Australian families struggle with back-to-school costs reaching record levels, Victoria is tackling one driver of inflation: branded school uniforms. But experts warn a patchwork of state responses leaves many families behind.
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Oracle and OpenAI have shelved plans to expand their flagship Abilene data centre beyond 1.2 gigawatts, citing financing disputes and shifting demand forecasts. The broader 4.5GW agreement still stands.
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Jason Hughes died after confronting students participating in an annual 'junior senior war' prank. The tragedy occurred hours after the school district issued a public warning about the escalating tradition.
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The head of Australia's national testing program has urged parents to refuse requests from selective schools asking for NAPLAN results during enrolment, warning the practice undermines the test's intended purpose.
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A charity organisation has beaten multiple first-home buyers at auction in Footscray, highlighting both the promise and pitfalls of the government's expanded 5 per cent deposit scheme.
Grace Okonkwo The AEU has launched a formal inquiry into public school infrastructure, revealing that private schools have outspent public schools by $38 billion over the past decade.
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Content creator Zack Hoyt has parted ways with Mythic Talent, the streaming talent agency he co-founded, as the agency faces multiple claims of mismanagement.
Grace Okonkwo Australia's new Help to Buy scheme has approved nearly 2,500 first-home buyers in just two months, but the policy faces a critical question: does it help individuals without making the broader crisis worse?
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A coalition of telecom operators and device makers is working to bring $40 smartphones to market across six African countries, aiming to connect 20 million people. Rising memory costs now threaten the viability of the price target.
Grace Okonkwo Australia's private tutoring sector is booming, with one in six students now receiving private coaching. The trend reveals growing academic pressure on families already squeezed by education costs and cost-of-living pressures.
Grace Okonkwo From 1 March 2026, early childhood educators across Australia received their first major wage increase in years following a Fair Work Commission finding on gender-based undervaluation. But families are asking whether support measures go far enough.
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The drowning of 20-year-old international student Karlo Bul-Anon at Main Beach raises critical questions about how Australia prepares overseas students for coastal risks.
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