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'Endemic bullying': troubled exam authority escapes axe

Damning claims of blame-shifting and bullying within a state exam authority have been aired following a major bungle.

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Show us the money: teachers mock 'education state' tag

Hundreds of kindergarten teachers have gone on strike, taking direct aim at a premier as she spruiks her state's education credentials overseas.

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Daniel Andrews defends decision to attend China military parade alongside Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un

Former Victorian premier describes his attendance in Beijing as a chance to ‘meet and engage with regional leaders’

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'Gutless': far-right attack on Aboriginal site slammed

Police are investigating an attack by far-right demonstrators on an Aboriginal protest camp after an anti-immigration rally.

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Hanging up the car keys for good: the decision to stop driving is complicated, but are age-based restrictions the answer?

With rules for elderly drivers under scrutiny in Victoria, experts disagree on mandatory assessments

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ABC sounds alarm over Gaza famine, saying its Palestinian freelancers now too weak to work

International media denied access to Gaza rely on Palestinian freelancers, who are ill and exhausted. Plus: Henderson’s watchdog lives another day

The Guardian - AU

Driving rules for elderly under scrutiny after Wantirna South crash kills woman, leaves man fighting for life

Police say car driven by 91-year-old ‘came from behind’ and struck a woman, man and toddler near a playground in Melbourne’s east on Thursday

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Power to expel students for poor behaviour outside school criticised as adding to Victorian educators’ workload

Move will have significant support but schools shouldn’t be responsible for solving ‘all the problems of society’, principals’ association warns

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Victoria’s curriculum authority board sacked after VCE exam bungle

Education minister Ben Carroll says VCAA overhaul will aim to give families, students and schools full confidence in exams

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Exam overhaul after bungle blamed on junior staffer

A junior staffer has been blamed for a blunder in one state's year 12 exams, with the mistake triggering the sacking of an exam board.

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Major move to make students' uniforms cheaper

Public school students in one state will be allowed to wear unbranded uniforms below the waist from next year, cutting down on costs for parents.

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'Wrong': Back down on bailed youths in classroom plan

A state education minister has intervened to kill off a plan for high-risk accused youth criminals to stay in school while wearing ankle monitoring bracelets.

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Police probed over sex crimes, violence 'alarming'

Hundreds of police have been investigated for alleged sex crimes and family violence while off and on duty, prompting alarm from the force's chief.

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Results on time despite VCE exam blunder growing

The results of Victorian students' Year 12 will still be released on time despite a mass publishing error impacting an extra nine papers.

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56 Year 12 exams in Victoria have been compromised, including maths and biology. What does this mean for students?

After more than a week of uncertainty, we now know the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) results. Not for Victoria’s Year 12 students who sat the exams, but the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority responsible for running them. And the results are not good.

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Full extent of final high school exams bungle revealed

English, mathematical methods and legal studies are among the 56 final high school exams caught up in a cover sheet scandal that has prompted a sweeping review.

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Full list of 56 year 12 exams affected by ‘cheat sheets’ leak released by Victorian government

Compulsory English subjects among those to have materials inadvertently released before students sat VCE exams

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Victoria's final exams blunder saga explained

Countless Victorian year 12 students have had their final exams thrown into chaos after a blunder allowed students to view questions before sitting the test.

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VCE exams boss Kylie White resigns after more than 56 tests affected by Victorian ‘cheat sheet’ bungle

Education minister refuses to rule out taking marks off students found to have used hidden text in exam guides in their answers

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Half of year 12 exams impacted by blunder, boss resigns

Victoria's year 12 exam blunder has claimed its first scalp, after half of the tests were impacted by an error that allowed students to preview questions.

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Education Minister Has Ordered A Full Review Of VCAA After Major Mess Up This Year

Education Minister Ben Carroll has ordered a full review of the VCE exam process after the VCAA's latest mishap.

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Final exams blunder prompts government review

The education minister says Victoria's students "deserve better" after reports emerged that those sitting VCE exams could find hidden questions in sample tests.

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Coles and Woolworths face class actions over claims misleading promotions deceived customers – as it happened

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Blunder didn't compromise final exams, authority says

Victoria's examinations authority has denied Year-12 exams were compromised by a sample papers blunder caused by human error.

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‘Not acceptable’: accidental inclusion of year 12 exam content in VCE guides criticised by government

VCAA says material ‘inadvertently included’ after it emerged students found hidden text on seemingly blank pages

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