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These HSC exam questions stumped some NSW students. How would you fare?

First English paper prompts one student to ask ‘What the hell was that?’ – and others are moved to post pictures of apricots next to crying emojis

The Guardian - AU

‘I woke up at 4am’: nerves and excitement as 70,000 NSW year 12 students sit first HSC exam

Students began their final school exams on Wednesday, with this year’s English papers drawing from an eclectic range of Australian authors

The Guardian - AU

Wave of calm washes over HSC students with first exam behind them

HSC students face their biggest test yet with confidence.

Newcastle Herald

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Morning Mail: Albanese’s plea from the heart, Australia tops mortgage stress list, UN warns of war crimes in Israel and Gaza

The prime minister uses Uluru’s powerful symbolism to plead for a yes vote, while shocking details emerge of the massacre of Israelis by Hamas

The Guardian - AU

Five sets of twins, two sets of triplets: the school where the HSC presents identical issues

Guardian Australia visits the Sydney high school where multiple-birth siblings make up more than 10% of the year 12 cohort

The Guardian - AU

Pre-exam jitters for students as HSC countdown begins

'I've got some mixed emotions, I'm nervous some days but then I'm like no, I've got this.'

Newcastle Herald

‘We’re not a statistic’: HSC exams are hard – but for students with disabilities it can be even more challenging

Caitlin Blanch, a year 12 pupil who lives with osteogenesis imperfecta, says the way disability provisions are assessed can be ‘almost degrading’

The Guardian - AU

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Machine learning: could ChatGPT become just another tool for Australia’s year 12 – like Wikipedia?

An International Baccalaureate student says she and her peers find the AI platform helpful for brainstorming – but that doesn’t mean safeguards aren’t needed

The Guardian - AU

Early bird entry: students reminded to apply for uni in 2024

Applications close at 11.59pm on Friday.

Newcastle Herald

Testing time: what to know about Australia’s year 12 exams in 2023

There are new challenges such as the use of artificial intelligence and old ones like performance anxiety – but experts stress it’s only ‘one measure on one day’

The Guardian - AU

Physiotherapy staff in Northern Ireland vote to strike over pay

Almost nine out of 10 members voted yes to strike action on a turnout of 55%.

The Independent UK

Head start for bright sparks with early university offer

Bright sparks can breathe a sigh of relief with a university offer ahead of the HSC.

Newcastle Herald

Tamil Nadu government disbursed highest ever capital subsidy under NEEDS scheme in 2022-23

TN govt disbursed highest-ever capital subsidy in 2022-23 under NEEDS to promote first-gen entrepreneurs. Over 1,000 sanctions given; min project cost ₹10 lakh, max ₹5 crore. Subsidy rate 25% of project cost (max ₹75 lakh); 10% promoter's contribution. 3% interest subvention, 15-day training, min HSC pass. 10% addl subsidy for…

The Hindu

Libya’s High State Council elects new leader as political gridlock deepens

The Tripoli-based governing body chooses Mohammed Takala as leader in a run-off by 67 votes to 62.

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Daithi Mac Gabhann cuts cake on 75th anniversary of health service

The father of the six-year-old, who helped change organ donation laws in Northern Ireland, has thanked the health service for saving his son’s life.

Belfast Live

All of the NI events happening to mark 75 years of the NHS

Iconic buildings to be lit in blue, Daithi Mac Gabhann to be guest of honour, and parkruns across NI

Belfast Live

Department of Health to end the use of agency workers in social care by end of the month

The Department has said it is 'fully committed' to ending the use of agency social workers by June 30

The Conversation

Australian students in rural areas are not 'behind' their city peers because of socioeconomic status. There is something else going on

Major international and national tests show rural students, on average, do not do as well at school as their city peers.

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Reuters

Libya political leaders to meet on electoral laws

Libyan leaders were due to meet in Morocco on Monday to finalise a deal on new electoral laws, but any agreement they announce on voting rules or a new interim government is likely to trigger opposition that may further delay the political process.

Newcastle Herald

Help at hand at university to ease HSC stress for Hunter students

Help is at hand for high school students doing the HSC as the University of Newcastle (UON) launches its Early Entry Program.

The Guardian - AU

Powerhouse Museum: whistleblower staff claim more exhibition items damaged or put at risk

Current workers blame policy of ‘open display’ for compromising safety of collection, in new allegations the museum rejects as ‘lies’

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Libya Envoy Points to ‘Alternatives’ If Political Bodies Duck Electoral Pact

If Libya's legislative bodies are unable to agree on electoral laws in a timely manner "we will look at what alternative we will find", the UN Libya envoy said on Friday, indicating he would not accept moves to derail a march to elections. Envoy Abdoulaye Bathily is seeking to break…

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U.N. Libya envoy points to 'alternatives' if political bodies duck electoral pact

If Libya's legislative bodies are unable to agree on electoral laws in a timely manner "we will look at what alternative we will find", the U.N. Libya envoy said on Friday, indicating he would not accept moves to derail a march to elections.

ABC News

Program helps Indigenous student become first in family to graduate high school

A program supporting Indigenous women on their education journeys is having tremendous results in regional NSW.

Belfast Live

Northern Ireland has worst health waiting list in the UK as staff vacancies increase

While there are more people working in the health service since 2017, waiting lists have increased putting further strain on staff

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