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The Australian and Queensland Governments are co-funding a $1.88 million pilot program in Queensland state schools to reduce teacher workloads.The program is employing 11 specialist staff to support teachers and principals across 33 schools.The new staff will manage workplace health, safety and wellbeing administrative workloads, taking the load of teachers and...[ Read more ]

Forty-six regional students have celebrated their graduation at the Geraldton Regional University Study Hub, bringing university closer to home.The Geraldton Universities Centre held a special ceremony for the 46 students who graduated from a variety of courses from different of universities, including health, education, engineering and management and commerce. There are...[ Read more ]

A Chinese language school in Toowoomba, and a Ukrainian school in Perth are among 600 community language schools set to get a boost, as part of the Albanese Labor Government’s program to help keep kids connected to languages.Announced today, the $15 million scheme will directly assist over 90,000 students learning...[ Read more ]

The latest round of the Albanese Government’s Schools Upgrade Fund will deliver around $48 million in vital infrastructure projects for Victorian public schools.Under Round 2 of the Schools Upgrade Fund, 67 public schools across Victoria will each benefit from funding of at least $250,000 to build or upgrade infrastructure.The successful...[ Read more ]

MARK BUTLER, MINISTER FOR HEALTH AND AGED CARE: Thanks so much for coming out. My name is Mark Butler, I'm the Federal Minister for Health and Aged Care. I'm delighted to be here joining members from the Matilda Centre from the University of Sydney on this incredibly exciting research project that...[ Read more ]

Unprecedented concerns around rising vaping rates in schools show the need for immediate action, a recent trial has shown.A research trial of a program aiming to reduce the number of students vaping and smoking, developed and delivered by the University of Sydney’s Matilda Centre, proved hugely popular and was taken...[ Read more ]

A new Regional University Study Hub officially opened today in Victoria’s Mallee region, bringing university closer in the Swan Hill area.Country Universities Centre Mallee is the fourth Regional University Study Hub to open in regional Victoria and the evidence shows that where they are, university participation and completion goes up.About...[ Read more ]

I begin by acknowledging the Traditional Owners of the land on which we are meeting and pay my respects to Elders past and present.[Acknowledgements omitted.]We are joined in the room by students from as far north as the Torres Strait, to as far west as Kununurra. For some students, like JJ...[ Read more ]

RHIANNON ELSTON [HOST]: Welcome back. The Federal Government has announced ten new Regional University Study Hubs to support students living outside of major cities. For more on this, I'm joined by Senator Anthony Chisholm, Assistant Minister for Education. Good morning to you. Where will the new hubs be?ANTHONY CHISHOLM [ASSISTANT...[ Read more ]

KIERAN GILBERT [HOST]: Labor has announced the location of ten new Regional University Study Hubs, bringing tertiary education closer to students living in the regions. The new hubs join the 34 existing regional study centres that are spread around the nation. Data suggests university participation and completion has increased where...[ Read more ]

The Australian and Queensland Governments are co-funding a $1.88 million pilot program in Queensland state schools to reduce teacher workloads.The program is employing 11 specialist staff to support teachers and principals across 33 schools.The new staff will manage workplace health, safety and wellbeing administrative workloads, taking the load of teachers and...[ Read more ]

Forty-six regional students have celebrated their graduation at the Geraldton Regional University Study Hub, bringing university closer to home.The Geraldton Universities Centre held a special ceremony for the 46 students who graduated from a variety of courses from different of universities, including health, education, engineering and management and commerce. There are...[ Read more ]

A Chinese language school in Toowoomba, and a Ukrainian school in Perth are among 600 community language schools set to get a boost, as part of the Albanese Labor Government’s program to help keep kids connected to languages.Announced today, the $15 million scheme will directly assist over 90,000 students learning...[ Read more ]

The latest round of the Albanese Government’s Schools Upgrade Fund will deliver around $48 million in vital infrastructure projects for Victorian public schools.Under Round 2 of the Schools Upgrade Fund, 67 public schools across Victoria will each benefit from funding of at least $250,000 to build or upgrade infrastructure.The successful...[ Read more ]

MARK BUTLER, MINISTER FOR HEALTH AND AGED CARE: Thanks so much for coming out. My name is Mark Butler, I'm the Federal Minister for Health and Aged Care. I'm delighted to be here joining members from the Matilda Centre from the University of Sydney on this incredibly exciting research project that...[ Read more ]

Unprecedented concerns around rising vaping rates in schools show the need for immediate action, a recent trial has shown.A research trial of a program aiming to reduce the number of students vaping and smoking, developed and delivered by the University of Sydney’s Matilda Centre, proved hugely popular and was taken...[ Read more ]

A new Regional University Study Hub officially opened today in Victoria’s Mallee region, bringing university closer in the Swan Hill area.Country Universities Centre Mallee is the fourth Regional University Study Hub to open in regional Victoria and the evidence shows that where they are, university participation and completion goes up.About...[ Read more ]

I begin by acknowledging the Traditional Owners of the land on which we are meeting and pay my respects to Elders past and present.[Acknowledgements omitted.]We are joined in the room by students from as far north as the Torres Strait, to as far west as Kununurra. For some students, like JJ...[ Read more ]

RHIANNON ELSTON [HOST]: Welcome back. The Federal Government has announced ten new Regional University Study Hubs to support students living outside of major cities. For more on this, I'm joined by Senator Anthony Chisholm, Assistant Minister for Education. Good morning to you. Where will the new hubs be?ANTHONY CHISHOLM [ASSISTANT...[ Read more ]

KIERAN GILBERT [HOST]: Labor has announced the location of ten new Regional University Study Hubs, bringing tertiary education closer to students living in the regions. The new hubs join the 34 existing regional study centres that are spread around the nation. Data suggests university participation and completion has increased where...[ Read more ]

The Australian and Queensland Governments are co-funding a $1.88 million pilot program in Queensland state schools to reduce teacher workloads.The program is employing 11 specialist staff to support teachers and principals across 33 schools.The new staff will manage workplace health, safety and wellbeing administrative workloads, taking the load of teachers and...[ Read more ]

Forty-six regional students have celebrated their graduation at the Geraldton Regional University Study Hub, bringing university closer to home.The Geraldton Universities Centre held a special ceremony for the 46 students who graduated from a variety of courses from different of universities, including health, education, engineering and management and commerce. There are...[ Read more ]

A Chinese language school in Toowoomba, and a Ukrainian school in Perth are among 600 community language schools set to get a boost, as part of the Albanese Labor Government’s program to help keep kids connected to languages.Announced today, the $15 million scheme will directly assist over 90,000 students learning...[ Read more ]

The latest round of the Albanese Government’s Schools Upgrade Fund will deliver around $48 million in vital infrastructure projects for Victorian public schools.Under Round 2 of the Schools Upgrade Fund, 67 public schools across Victoria will each benefit from funding of at least $250,000 to build or upgrade infrastructure.The successful...[ Read more ]

MARK BUTLER, MINISTER FOR HEALTH AND AGED CARE: Thanks so much for coming out. My name is Mark Butler, I'm the Federal Minister for Health and Aged Care. I'm delighted to be here joining members from the Matilda Centre from the University of Sydney on this incredibly exciting research project that...[ Read more ]

Unprecedented concerns around rising vaping rates in schools show the need for immediate action, a recent trial has shown.A research trial of a program aiming to reduce the number of students vaping and smoking, developed and delivered by the University of Sydney’s Matilda Centre, proved hugely popular and was taken...[ Read more ]

A new Regional University Study Hub officially opened today in Victoria’s Mallee region, bringing university closer in the Swan Hill area.Country Universities Centre Mallee is the fourth Regional University Study Hub to open in regional Victoria and the evidence shows that where they are, university participation and completion goes up.About...[ Read more ]

I begin by acknowledging the Traditional Owners of the land on which we are meeting and pay my respects to Elders past and present.[Acknowledgements omitted.]We are joined in the room by students from as far north as the Torres Strait, to as far west as Kununurra. For some students, like JJ...[ Read more ]

RHIANNON ELSTON [HOST]: Welcome back. The Federal Government has announced ten new Regional University Study Hubs to support students living outside of major cities. For more on this, I'm joined by Senator Anthony Chisholm, Assistant Minister for Education. Good morning to you. Where will the new hubs be?ANTHONY CHISHOLM [ASSISTANT...[ Read more ]

KIERAN GILBERT [HOST]: Labor has announced the location of ten new Regional University Study Hubs, bringing tertiary education closer to students living in the regions. The new hubs join the 34 existing regional study centres that are spread around the nation. Data suggests university participation and completion has increased where...[ Read more ]