Results are now being reported against four new proficiency standards: “exceeding”, “strong”, “developing” and “needs additional support”

The history of science on this continent is extraordinary, yet we often fail to recognise the sophisticated knowledges held by our First Nations peoples.

That doesn’t mean the ASX does – or has done – anything wrong. But this has been a known potential conflict of interest since the 1990s.

The most interesting development from this year’s FEMM, though, was the endorsement by the new Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Baron Waqa of the ambition to free up the movement of people within the region.

In 2024 about one in three school students were into the bottom two proficiency bands, with the remaining two thirds were in the top two.

The main suspect is a 19-year-old Austrian citizen who is believed to have pledged allegiance to Islamic State last month.

More than 51,000 people from Bangladesh call Australia home and Albanese’s lack of response to these valued members of our society is a stark contrast to the urgency and severity of the situation.

The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities says signatories need to ensure an “inclusive education system at all levels”.

A rate of 3.8% is what the Reserve Bank had forecast. It is in line with market expectations, and well down on the 6% recorded this time last year.

The gravity of this event is exacerbated by the context of recent years, during which the U.S. has witnessed significant democratic erosion.