In this episode of ABC Radio National’s Life Matters, presenter Hilary Harper speaks with director of Grandparents Australia Anne McLeish and education deputy program director from the Grattan Institute Amy Haywood on how we can best support children in their reading progress.
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Public schools in Victoria are massively under-resourced.Parents, it’s time to take action! Government funding for public schools – The factsThe Schooling Resource Standard (SRS) is an estimate of how much public funding a school needs to meet its students’ educational needs.Public schools only receive 86% of the SRS, while private schools receive 103% of the SRS.Private schools were over-funded by …
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Independent Member for Kooyong, Dr Monique Ryan has sponsored a petition for all citizens to sign in support of all our young people. Some facts from last year:Over a million Australians saw their HECS debt grow faster than it was being repaidThe government received more money from HECS debts than it did from its main fossil fuel tax. The petition …
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Those on the age pension, disability support pension and carer payment will pocket an extra $19.60 for singles and $29.40 for couples combined each fortnight, come 20 March. The maximum rate of the pension will go up to $1,116.30 for singles and $1,682.80 for couples each fortnight, when including the pension and energy supplements. People on rent assistance, JobSeeker, single …
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Thursday, 27 April 2023 GPV/KCV welcomes the decision made by the Victorian Cabinet on Monday to lift the age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 12. As GPV/KCV has campaigned for this issue for some time, we are disappointed with the mystifying decision to wait another few years before lifting the age limit to 14. However, equally mystifying and disappointing …
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