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More than 1.3 million students will begin sitting the 2026 NAPLAN tests in schools across Australia from today.NAPLAN tests students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 on the fundamental literacy and numeracy skills that every child needs. It is a nationally consistent measure to determine whether or not students are...[ Read more ]

ALICIA PAYNE: Good morning, everyone. I’m Alicia Payne, the member for Canberra, and it’s my great pleasure this morning to be here at Dickson College with federal Education Minister Jason Clare and ACT Minister Yvette Berry, and with some of the students leaders from the school – Prem, Tess and...[ Read more ]

The Albanese Government is continuing its investment in future GPs, with another competitive grant round now open to allocate government‑funded university medical places. From today universities can apply for a share of 50 new medical Commonwealth supported places to commence from 2028, with over $5.7 million in funding. All public universities are...[ Read more ]

The Albanese Labor Government is making it quicker and cheaper for Australians to get the skills and qualifications they need. Student debt has been cut by 20 per cent and the Government has introduced Free TAFE. The next step is cutting the length of a degree for students who already have a...[ Read more ]

New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics released today shows the number of students finishing high school increased for the second year in a row after almost a decade of decline.Approximately 12,000 more students finished high school in 2025 than 2024. The number of students finishing school had been going...[ Read more ]

ZHI SOON, MEMBER FOR BANKS: Good morning, everyone and welcome to the electorate of Banks, but particularly welcome to the wonderful suburb of Narwee. Thank you to Goodstart Learning, the leadership, but also the centre leadership and all the educators and staff that work here at Goodstart Learning in Narwee....[ Read more ]

A new Suburban University Study Hub (SUSH) has launched today in Armadale, bringing university closer for students in the outer suburbs of Perth’s south-east.Nearly half of young Australians have a degree, but in Armadale that number plummets, with just 15 per cent of young people having a degree.The evidence shows...[ Read more ]

A new national worker register and child safety training for early educators becomes mandatory across the country today.These changes are part of our $226 million package of safety reforms to strengthen the early childhood education and care sector.National Early Childhood Worker Register From today, all early childhood education and care services...[ Read more ]

I acknowledge the traditional owners of the land we meet on tonight. The Ngunnawal people. And I pay my respects to their elders past and present.This is a who’s who of higher education.As I look around the room, I see Chancellors and Vice-Chancellors, Chief Commissioners and Commissioners, the Chief Scientist...[ Read more ]

SABINE WINTON, MINISTER FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD: What a great day to be in Derby, to realise the aspirations that the local community has had for its families and for its children for a very long time. Of course, today's announcement, over $20 million to construct an early learning centre here...[ Read more ]

More than 1.3 million students will begin sitting the 2026 NAPLAN tests in schools across Australia from today.NAPLAN tests students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 on the fundamental literacy and numeracy skills that every child needs. It is a nationally consistent measure to determine whether or not students are...[ Read more ]

ALICIA PAYNE: Good morning, everyone. I’m Alicia Payne, the member for Canberra, and it’s my great pleasure this morning to be here at Dickson College with federal Education Minister Jason Clare and ACT Minister Yvette Berry, and with some of the students leaders from the school – Prem, Tess and...[ Read more ]

The Albanese Government is continuing its investment in future GPs, with another competitive grant round now open to allocate government‑funded university medical places. From today universities can apply for a share of 50 new medical Commonwealth supported places to commence from 2028, with over $5.7 million in funding. All public universities are...[ Read more ]

The Albanese Labor Government is making it quicker and cheaper for Australians to get the skills and qualifications they need. Student debt has been cut by 20 per cent and the Government has introduced Free TAFE. The next step is cutting the length of a degree for students who already have a...[ Read more ]

New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics released today shows the number of students finishing high school increased for the second year in a row after almost a decade of decline.Approximately 12,000 more students finished high school in 2025 than 2024. The number of students finishing school had been going...[ Read more ]

ZHI SOON, MEMBER FOR BANKS: Good morning, everyone and welcome to the electorate of Banks, but particularly welcome to the wonderful suburb of Narwee. Thank you to Goodstart Learning, the leadership, but also the centre leadership and all the educators and staff that work here at Goodstart Learning in Narwee....[ Read more ]

A new Suburban University Study Hub (SUSH) has launched today in Armadale, bringing university closer for students in the outer suburbs of Perth’s south-east.Nearly half of young Australians have a degree, but in Armadale that number plummets, with just 15 per cent of young people having a degree.The evidence shows...[ Read more ]

A new national worker register and child safety training for early educators becomes mandatory across the country today.These changes are part of our $226 million package of safety reforms to strengthen the early childhood education and care sector.National Early Childhood Worker Register From today, all early childhood education and care services...[ Read more ]

I acknowledge the traditional owners of the land we meet on tonight. The Ngunnawal people. And I pay my respects to their elders past and present.This is a who’s who of higher education.As I look around the room, I see Chancellors and Vice-Chancellors, Chief Commissioners and Commissioners, the Chief Scientist...[ Read more ]

SABINE WINTON, MINISTER FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD: What a great day to be in Derby, to realise the aspirations that the local community has had for its families and for its children for a very long time. Of course, today's announcement, over $20 million to construct an early learning centre here...[ Read more ]