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Gender Equality Key to Building Victoria’s Future Workforce, Says WHISE

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Women’s Health in the South East (WHISE) has called for urgent, gender-transformative reforms to Victoria’s education and training systems in a submission to the Victorian Parliament’s Inquiry into Student Pathways to In-Demand Industries.  Drawing on local research, workforce partnerships, and program evaluation, the WHISE submission reveals that systemic gender inequality—manifested through unsafe training environments, cultural … Continued

Flood update – 23 schools will be non-operational on Monday

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Media statement   Sunday 3 August 2025  Flood update – 23 schools will be non-operational on Monday  Twenty-three schools will be non-operational on Monday 4 August following the severe weather event that affected the Mid North Coast, Hunter and Central Coast. The list of schools is available on our website.  If you have been told that your school … Continued

Honi Soit releases complete program for Student Journalism Conference

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Honi Soit, the student newspaper at the University of Sydney, has released the complete program for its national Student Journalism Conference (a.k.a. Stujocon). Stujocon will be held at the University of Sydney from 15-18 August.  Recently announced events include workshops on graphic design, creating student media and zine-making, as well as interviews with speakers including … Continued

New parliament extends crucial inquiry into university governance

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The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) has given full support to the new parliament’s move to continue a critical Senate inquiry into university governance. Late on Thursday afternoon, the upper house confirmed it would continue the government-chaired inquiry, which started before parliament was dissolved for the May federal election.  The NTEU campaigned hard for a … Continued

Union welcomes child safety legislation – and calls for more reform

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31 July 2025  The union representing teachers in early childhood education and care welcomes legislation passed by federal parliament today that would cut government funding from childcare providers repeatedly failing safety requirements.   “The IEU supports blocking federal funding from substandard providers,” said Independent Education Union of Australia NSW/ACT Branch Secretary Carol Matthews. “This is the … Continued

Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine Symposium, Adelaide–Sponsorship Opportunities

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Doctors For Nutrition is proud to announce the highly anticipated Nutrition & Lifestyle Medicine Symposium 2025 (NLMS25), set to take place in Adelaide this year. This landmark event brings together leading medical experts, healthcare professionals, and the wider community to explore the transformative impact of nutrition and lifestyle medicine on population health and wellbeing.  Why … Continued

IEU-QNT response to restoration of discrimination exemptions for religious schools: unnecessary, divisive, and harmful

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The union representing teachers and support staff in Northern Territory non-government schools says the reinstatement of religious discrimination exemptions is unnecessary, divisive and harmful. Independent Education Union – Queensland and Northern Territory (IEU-QNT) Branch Secretary Terry Burke said faith-based schools were more than capable of functioning in the absence of these exemptions. “Indeed, they have … Continued

Young quantum poets; space cadets; kids’ conference Antarctica; classrooms in croc-filled billabongs; owl vomit

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Great National Science Week education stories up for grabs now around Australia Enter the ‘Ittyverse’: Aussie kids’ poems on ‘small, tiny, nano things’ during Quantum Year – online Remote school students use baited underwater cameras to explore croc-filled billabongs – Ramingining, NT Australian Space Agency funds primary school ‘Mission: SPACE’ program – online Preschoolers dissect owl vomit … Continued