Push for Year 12 maths prerequisites for STEM degrees
Video will begin in 5 seconds. HSC maths: could you do it? We test a few grown-ups with a couple of questions from the 2015 HSC General Mathematics paper. Some found it a little more challenging than others. PT1M54S 620 349 All year 12 students should be made to study intermediate mathematics if they want to enrol in a science, engineering or commerce degree at university, according to a national report by the Australian Academy of Science (AAS). The ten-year plan, to be launc..>> view originalCrime scene in Qld yard over toddler
Crime scene in Qld yard over toddlerNeighbours have left flowers at a Queensland house where police have set up a crime scene in relation to the disappearance of a NSW toddler.NSW forensic officers have been at the home on Wagawn Street at Woodridge, south of Brisbane, since Thursday morning."State Crime Command Homicide Squad is conducting inquiries into the disappearance of a 22-month-old boy who has not been accounted for since 2007," a NSW police spokesman said."NSW detectives are being assi..>> view originalBeveridge Primary School in lockdown after suspicious man sighted
Police are still searching for an armed man whose presence outside a primary school north west of Melbourne led to students being locked in classrooms. Students have been released from Beveridge primary school, where pupils earlier reported seeing a gunman who was dressed in black and wearing a ski mask.Victoria Police confirmed students had been collected by their parents following the scare.Staff are also believed to be heading home but police remain at the school, near Whittlesea, which has ..>> view originalCaving in to the right on Safe Schools could undermine Turnbull's greatest asset
Here’s a curious thing. February was not the first time Coalition parliamentarians raised objections to the Safe Schools program in their party room. But when Nationals Barry O’Sullivan and George Christensen and Liberal Cory Bernardi previously waved Safe Schools material around in the closed-door meeting and said they couldn’t believe it was being federally-funded, Tony Abbott was prime minister. The then education minister, Christopher Pyne, dismissed the call, saying the government didn’t a..>> view originalNuman Haider inquest: AFP officer feared he would be beheaded by knife-wielding teenager
Numan Haider inquest: AFP officer feared he would be beheaded by knife-wielding teenager Updated March 17, 2016 17:20:24 A federal police officer has told an inquest he believed a knife-wielding teenager would have "cut my throat and cut my head off" if his colleague had not shot the 18-year-old dead in a confrontation outside a Melbourne police station. Key points:Officer A fired on Haider when he attacked "in a split second"Officer B feared his throat would be cut, h..>> view originalAdelaide law student Wei Li sentenced to jail for killing mother
Adelaide law student Wei Li sentenced to jail for killing mother Updated March 17, 2016 16:55:51 An Adelaide law student who killed his mother and claimed it to be self defence after allegedly suffering years of physical and emotional abuse has been sentenced to nine years in jail. Key points:Wei Li killed his 41-year-old mother in 2011Court heard she suffered more than 50 injuries when attacked with metal pole and strangledJustice Trish Kelly rejected Li's claims of s..>> view originalPyne: Trump's rise 'terrifying'
Video will begin in 5 seconds. Pyne: Trump's rise 'terrifying' Christopher Pyne on The Morning Show sharing his feelings on Donald Trump's push for the White House. Vision: The Morning Show, Seven Network. PT0M42S 620 349 One of the Turnbull government's most senior ministers, Christopher Pyne, has waded into the US presidential contest, saying the popularity of Republican frontrunner Donald Trump is "terrifying" and is making American democracy look "kind of weird".It is unu..>> view originalQld minister denies Uber free ride
Qld minister denies Uber free rideQueensland's transport minister insists the government is already cracking down on illegal ride-sharing services like Uber.Stirling Hinchliffe's comments come after a parliamentary committee this week recommended he take urgent action to ensure the current regulations, which deem Uber to be an illegal taxi service, are enforced.But Mr Hinchliffe says that is already happening, denying suggestions the government had issued a directive for Department of Transport ..>> view originalCFMEU officials to face Federal Court after claims officials intimidated BKH building contractors
CFMEU officials to face Federal Court after claims officials intimidated BKH building contractors Posted March 17, 2016 15:06:19 The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) and 13 of its officials will face court in Sydney next month over allegations they pressured building contractors to sign up to union agreements and disrupted construction work when they chose not to do so.State secretary Brian Parker is one of the officials who will face the Federa..>> view originalKara VickeryNews Corp Australia Network
Shorten accuses Turnbull of caving in to the backbench2:54Opposition leader Bill Shorten accuses PM Malcolm Turnbull of caving into the backbench on medicare. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull confirms he is considering scrapping a children’s dental health scheme, which has not been used as much as predicted. Picture Kym SmithKara VickeryNews Corp Australia NetworkPRIME Minister Malcolm Turnbull has confirmed he’s considering scrapping a dental health scheme, which has been used by around one mil..>> view original
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