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OPINION

How do we get more Year 12s doing maths?

The skills we gain during school mathematics – problem-solving, pattern-finding, reasoning logically, and computational thinking – are essential to the work of many STEM careers.
OPINION

Are the latest NAPLAN results really an ‘epic fail’?

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.
OPINION

What do the NAPLAN test changes mean for schools and students?

NAPLAN was introduced in 2008 and is an annual test of all Australian students in years 3, 5, 7 and 9.
OPINION

Are Australian schools ‘falling short’ on quality and equity?

Every year, between 5% and 9% of Australian students do not meet year-level expectations in literacy or numeracy.

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NEWS

53-foot tractor-trailer driver Baljeet Singh pleads guilty in deadly pileup, was playing phone game and fled to India

The crash killed 42-year-old mother Nancy Lefrançois and her 11-year-old son Loïc Chevalier, who were travelling in a passenger vehicle struck in the collision.
SPORTS

Indian Premier League could be played in Australia, Adelaide Oval explores plan

The proposal is part of a broader idea to strengthen cricket ties between Australia and India.
NEWS

Perth toddler Sandipan Dhar’s death ‘probably preventable’ after missed blood test, coroner says

21-month-old Sandipan died in March 2024 after being taken to hospital with a persistent fever that had lasted for weeks.
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