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The first Falepili Union visa ballot: a preliminary assessment

In total, 8,750 or more than half of Tuvalu’s citizens applied by the close of the ballot — leading to some obvious questions.

Treacherous terrain: the search for alleged police killer Dezi Freeman

Freeman fled into the bushland surrounding the Porepunkah property in Victoria’s high country and remains on the run.

A key measure used to calculate age pension payments is changing. How will this affect your benefits?

For the government, the one-size-fits-all “deeming rates” simplify the way it calculates pensions and other income support payments.

Officially, the unemployment rate is 4.2%. But that doesn’t count all the hidden workers in Australia

Policymakers need to build in targeted pathways that connect their skills to shortage areas.

Extremists are targeting young Australians who crave belonging. What can we do?

Around half of the young people we examined had become engaged with violent extremism through a direct relationship such as a family member or peer.

When it comes to wellbeing, what are the pros and cons of working in an office vs from home?

In Australia, 36% of Australians were working from home regularly in August 2024 and 37% in 2023.

Australia will get a register to track educators and CCTV trial in centres – we still need more to keep kids safe

Federal Early Childhood Education Minister Jess Walsh described them as “the strongest and most significant package of child safety reforms in our nation’s history.”

Social media ban is coming, whether families like it or not: 5 ways to prepare kids and teens

Facebook, Snapchat, TikTok, Instagram, X, Reddit and YouTube will all be off limits for children and teens.

Indigenous students call for equal support to complete Year 12

Until now we have not had a lot of quantitative evidence on Indigenous students’ actual attitudes towards education.

Jidoka partners with Power Tech Energy to roll out vision AI for safer, higher quality manufacturing in South Australia

The tie-up will give Adelaide-based manufacturers and infrastructure providers access to automated visual inspection, local project management and after-sales support

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Jess Wilson pledges three new selective-entry high schools and six more selective campuses, Here are locations

“Every Victorian student deserves the opportunity to reach for their full potential, no matter where they live”

Western Australia Premier Roger Cook pushes for direct Perth–India flights as UWA opens Mumbai campus

India is WA's largest international student market, with more than 15,000 enrolments recorded last year.

The government’s migration policy prioritises knee‑jerk politics over careful planning

The failure of people who don’t leave the country when they should also undermines the integrity of the migration system.
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