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Cheaper child care for families next year

At least 1.2 million families are expected to benefit from a law to make child care cheaper from July 1 next year.

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Jason Clare has a draft plan to fix the teacher shortage. What needs to stay and what should change?

Education Minister Jason Clare has released a draft plan to address what he calls an “unprecedented” teacher shortage in Australia.

The Conversation

Minister highlights widening education gap

The federal education minister has highlighted the disparity in student achievement based on family income ahead of national school reform agreement talks.

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Albanese government to launch multi-million dollar PR campaign to bring 'respect' back to teaching

The draft national plan, to be launched today, follows months of roundtable discussions. It is being released for stakeholder feedback before the final policy is agreed on in December.

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Sydney woman killed in Seoul crowd crush ‘loved by all’ – as it happened

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Extra university spots to upskill nation

An extra 20,000 university places have been created in key fields to help address Australia's skill shortage.

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Jaishankar highlights importance of military cooperation to ensure peaceful Indo-Pacific

In his second visit to Australia, Jaishankar met Australia’s Defence Minister Richard Marles and Education Minister Jason Clare

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New childcare reforms, including changes to the subsidy, are another step closer. Here's how they'll work

Parents paying for childcare are a step closer to more relief as the federal government introduces its long-awaited subsidy legislation to parliament.

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Cheaper childcare costs bill introduced

The Albanese government has introduced its childcare bill to parliament on Tuesday, increasing the maximum subsidy rate to 90 per cent.

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Teaching degrees put to the test

The expert panel tasked with examining teaching degrees and how the number and quality of graduates can be boosted, can be revealed.

AAP

Government asks ACCC to investigate child care cost increases, provide interim report before subsidy change

The government says its decision to launch an inquiry into rising child care costs next year is to make sure its spending targets the main causes of price hikes.

ABC News

Government announces inquiry into childcare costs, while Chalmers promises 'conversation' about budget challenges

The Albanese government will set up an inquiry into the increasing cost of child care, which will start in January and run for a year.

The Conversation

A review into how university research works in Australia has just begun – it must confront these 3 issues

Education Minister Jason Clare has just announced an independent review of the Australian Research Council (ARC).

The Conversation

Yes, some students are dropping out of teaching degrees, but not at the rate you think

We know Australian schools are in the grip of a teacher shortage. Federal and state education ministers are currently putting together a plan to fix it, which is due in December.

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Jason Clare has just put the Australian Research Council on notice. This brings (some) good news for academics

This week Education Minister Jason Clare has kicked off what could be a major reset of university research funding in Australia.

ABC News

Governments may need to pay postgraduate students to study teaching, Sydney University's Mark Scott says

Governments may need to pay postgraduate students to study teaching to address the current staffing shortage, according to the chair of an expert panel looking into education training.

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Mass exodus: Australia faces loss of 600,000 people and skills recovery will be slow, Ceda says

Thinktank calls on government to streamline visas to address ‘Covid-induced drag’ on migration system

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Academics welcome Australian Research Council overhaul following controversial grant decisions

Researchers and Greens raise concerns about ‘national interest test’ introduced by Coalition which Labor has signalled will remain

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Academic experts lead research body review

An independent review of the Australian Research Council will report back to the federal government by March 2023.

The Hindu

India-Australia to set up working group for promoting transnational education

Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in on a four-day visit to Australia

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Uni boost for disadvantaged students

An extra 20,000 university places in 2023 and 2024 will be allocated to marginalised Australians in a bid to tackle acute skills shortages.

Newcastle Herald

Dissatisfaction is a complex issue

The government has shown its determination to address discontent in classrooms. On Friday, the federal Education Minister, Jason Clare, and his state and territory counterparts met and decided to have a "national action plan" by December.

The Conversation

It's great education ministers agree the teacher shortage is a problem, but their new plan ignores the root causes

Last Friday, Australia’s state and federal education ministers met with emotional teachers, who spoke of working on weekends and Mothers’ Day to cope with unsustainable workloads – and how they were thinking about leaving the profession.

ABC News

The Loop: Scathing NSW parliament culture report, Australia's teacher shortage, McDonald's alleged wage theft claims, and the hawk solving a pigeon problem

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Education ministers to sign off on national workforce strategy before year's end

Federal, state and territory ministers will develop a national action plan, to be agreed to in December, following a meeting to fix the "massive challenge" of teacher shortages.

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