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Today the Government has introduced changes to ensure all children get a world-leading education, with all primary and intermediate students to be taught an average of one hour a day of each of reading, writing and maths and the distraction of cellphones ...

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Today the Government has introduced changes to ensure all children get a world-leading education, with all primary and intermediate students to be taught an average of one hour a day of each of reading, writing and maths and the distraction of cellphones to be removed from classrooms. Education Minister Erica Stanford says these changes in the 100-day plan are the first steps in the coalition Government's plan to lift student achievement. "We have an aspirational target to get 80 per ce...

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The Australian Government has released the report of the Independent Taskforce on the Strategic Fleet, along with its official response to the report…

 The Australian government is moving forward with its plans to set up a strategic national fleet of 12 Australian-flagged and crewed commercial cargo...

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Working people will bear the brunt of WorkSafe’s proposal for a deep and wide restructuring that was announced today said the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions. “Reducing WorkSafe’s capacity and capability is the wrong thing to be undertaking ...