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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese led the Rainbow Labor float at Sydneys Mardi Gras parade on Saturday, as the event returned to its inner-city route after two years away during the pandemic.

Western Illinois University’s spring-to-spring new freshmen class has increased 18.18% from Spring 2022 to Spring 2023, and new transfer students have increased 18.75%, according to 10th-day data released by WIU’s Institutional Research and Planning.

This fall, nearly 60 students from Chicago enrolled at Western Illinois University as part of a new two-generation college scholarship program committed to investing $1 billion in postsecondary scholarships to Chicago Public School students and their parents over the next decade.

Peter Fray said he will seek assistance after an incident at The Walkley Awards last week.

The ABC made a formal complaint about the behaviour of Peter Fray, editor-in-chief of independent publisher Crikey, after he heckled its journalists at the annual Walkley Awards.

Because of the successful efforts of, and new initiatives put into place by, the Western Illinois University Office of Retention Initiatives to ensure student success, WIU recently received EdSights Inaugural PERSIST Excellence in Execution Award. The Office of Retention Initiatives is led by Executive Director Justin Schuch.

The word CEO usually conjures images of high-powered executives at Fortune 500 companies; but in McDonough County and rural counties all over the Midwest, it may look like a high school student selling homemade ice cream or automotive detailing services.

Institutions are eager to see this fall’s enrollment numbers as they prepare to strategize for a post-pandemic landscape. The data are scattered, but some trends are starting to emerge.

Amber Schultz explained the process of getting medical marijuana products.

The overall headcount is 7,643, an increase of 2.5% from last fall.