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NSW to put strict caps on screen time in classrooms while pushing for ‘pen and paper’ learning

Screen limits will become mandatory in NSW schools from 2028 as federal education minister says students may need a ‘digital detox’

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Slave to the algorithm: big tech in violence spotlight

An advocate has renewed calls for the government to tackle social media algorithms after leaders met to discuss a spike in sexual violence against girls.

AAP

Plea for more than consent lessons to stop sex violence

Leaders have spoken to the challenge of curbing an emerging crisis at a high-level meeting targeting youth sexual violence.

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Gang violence is not ‘out of control’ in Sydney, police minister says after two shootings in two days

Yasmin Catley says ‘we will not be surrendering our streets’ after as many as six suspected mistaken identity shootings since the start of last year

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Pressure builds over mistaken identity murder spree

One state's leaders reject criminals are running the streets, as an expert laid bare the machinations behind two horror days of mistaken identity executions.

AAP

Nation-leading AI rule change for students

Students are set to be limited to a maximum of one take-home assessment task for their year 12 studies as the threat of AI looms.

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Major MND move must go nationwide for research boost

Experts hope a fresh development in the battle against motor neurone disease will become a national priority, as a state helps researchers develop better care.

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'Societal problem': thousands of students suspended in Newcastle region schools

Find out how many students were sent home from school last year.

Newcastle Herald

'Act now': assessment overhaul to curb AI in schools

One state is considering a ban on take-home testing, as authorities scramble to combat the rise of artificial intelligence in the classroom.

AAP

SA premier announces royal commission into AI – as it happened

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Hunter high school to be relocated to new, modern site

It's the second school development announced for Maitland this week.

Newcastle Herald

Ghost town fears don't spook new airport suburb backers

A suburban development near a new international airport will not become a white elephant, the government insists despite scepticism and past failures.

AAP

Time's up: call for extra hours for teacher lesson prep

Teachers are struggling to find minutes in the day to plan lessons and meet the well-being needs of students, surveying suggests.

AAP

'Changed me': deputy leader back after cancer fight

A deputy premier is returning to work for the new school year following her second cancer battle in three years.

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Queensland court bans pro-Palestine bridge rally; Chalmers reveals list of 10 priorities from the economic roundtable – as it happened

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NSW deputy premier Prue Car reveals breast cancer diagnosis and will take time off to ‘fight this’

MP says screenings are vital for early detection and encourages women to stay up to date with health checks

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Tasmanian governor giving ‘due consideration’ to premier’s election request – as it happened

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'Absolute fighter': deputy premier in new cancer battle

A state government deputy premier who's confronting her second major health battle in recent years is urging women to stay up to date with breast cancer checks.

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Probe into $39 million school building contract

A terminated contract part of a $39 million infrastructure program building dozens of schools around Australia's most populous state is under investigation.

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Sydney teenager reported to police over deepfake explicit images of female classmates

Sydney student accused of using AI to create explicit images

The Guardian - AU

Sydney teenager allegedly used AI to create deepfake pornography of students

Police are investigating after schoolboy allegedly circulated images of female students using fake social media accounts

AAP

More students to start 2025 in temporary classrooms

Figures suggest more than 13,000 demountable classrooms are used in NSW, Victorian and West Australian public schools alone.

AAP

Counting to 100: Labor insist preschool target on track

Labor is adamant it can open 100 public pre-schools by 2027 but critics are sceptical given the time taken to open the first.

The Guardian - AU

Labor has proposed a public school funding boost – states, crossbenchers and the Greens want more. What happens now?

The federal government says states and territories must ‘chip in’ to close the gap – but they say they’ve done the ‘heavy lifting’

AAP

AI to hit NSW classrooms to ease pressure on teachers

One of the world's biggest rollouts of AI education technology will launch in NSW under a plan unveiled by the state government on Monday.

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