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Michele Bullock, governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia.

Level heads needed to see bigger picture after rate hike

The latest increase in interest rates is more about rising oil prices than domestic-driven inflation.

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Dani Hacket with son Xavier who was caught in the selective exam chaos last year and Naplan this year.

‘Not good enough’: NAPLAN test failure run by same company as selective school chaos

Xavier Hacket was caught in two meltdowns caused by tech company Janison. His mother says it’s not fair.

  • Emily Kowal
Alexander Kersten’s year 5 NAPLAN exam was disrupted on Wednesday due to connectivity issues.

‘It was kinda stressful’: Kids forced to restart NAPLAN tests after tech issue

Students were unable to log on to the online platform when the standardised tests kicked off this morning.

  • Emily Kowal
Students sit the NAPLAN exam in 2024.

‘A nightmare’: NAPLAN chaos as website crashes on first day of testing

Testing resumed on Wednesday after schools across Australia were forced to pause NAPLAN exams due to technical issues.

  • Noel Towell, Bridie Smith, Nicole Precel and Jackson Graham
Siblings Sharvil and Shanaya Pandir have been tutored for NAPLAN.

NAPLAN boss issues warning to parents on ‘horrendous misuse’ of student results

Some schools are using the exam results in assessing a student’s suitability for enrolment.

  • Jackson Graham, Ellie Busby and Cindy Yin
A student sits the NAPLAN exam in 20024.

Testing chief decries use of NAPLAN scores as entrance exam for private schools

A competitive culture is emerging around the national test, and the NAPLAN head has urged parents to refuse requests by in-demand schools to provide results when trying to enrol their children.

  • Jackson Graham
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Ritalin use, sleep quality, NAPLAN: How Australia will know if the social media ban has worked

Medical and education records of thousands of children will be monitored for years in a study evaluating the success of the Albanese government’s signature policy.

  • Bronte Gossling
Victoria has fallen behind on school student funding.

Victoria spends less on students as parents bridge the gap

Parents, teachers and principals at Victorian public schools are being forced to spend their own money to fill funding gaps, as schools allocations per child continue to lag way below the rest of the nation.

  • Jackson Graham
The state government is being criticised for its schools funding.

State’s ‘accounting tricks’ shortchange schools by $1.37 billion

The Victorian government is accused of a huge underspend on government schools.

  • Noel Towell
All Hallows Primary School kindergarteners.

‘We have short-changed parents for years’: The plan to fix school reports

Sydney Catholic Schools introduces new ways of measuring student success beyond measures such as NAPLAN.

  • Christopher Harris