Lara Giddings interview
The Premier, Lara Giddings, joins Airlie Ward in the studio to discuss the budget.
View ArticleSaul Eslake interview
Economic commentator Saul Eslake gives his perspective on the budget cuts.
View ArticleBudget Pain
The Premier and Treasurer, Lara Giddings, delivers on her promise of a tough budget.
View ArticleMcKim feels wrath over school closures
Tasmanian Education Minister Nick McKim has faced parents angry over the planned closure of schools because of budget cuts.
View ArticleRelief teacher service axed
The Tasmanian Government has axed an employment service for relief teachers, saving the Education Department $200,000.
View ArticleNo bullies at Notschool
A new southern Tasmanian school has opened but officially it is not a school. 'Notschool' is an online learning program for young people unhappy in traditional education.
View ArticleTravelling for peace in pageant
New, emerging and established cultural groups in southern Tasmania will parade together with a message of peace, in this year's Christmas Pageant on Saturday 19 November. Along with flags, banners and...
View ArticleTeachers fight move on holidays
The row over teachers' leave has escalated as the Education Minister moves to seize control over when holiday dates are set. The Government has applied to the Industrial Commission for the power to...
View ArticleEducation Woes
Fed up with poor working conditions, teacher assistants threaten to walk off the job.
View ArticleTeachers end fight over four-term year
Tasmania's Education Union has backed down from its campaign to block the move to a four-term school year next year.
View ArticleTeachers back smaller pay rise
Tasmanian teachers have reluctantly voted to accept a pay-rise below inflation. Teachers have accepted a 2 per cent rise each year for the next two years. But their union says they will vigorously...
View ArticleSchool budget cuts bite: survey
Tasmania teachers' union claims budget cuts are affecting the delivery of learning programs. The Australian Education Union surveyed 6,000 members from kindergarten to secondary college teachers....
View ArticleTasmanian Australians of the Year awarded
Tasmania's most passionate, inspiring and community-spirited locals have been honoured for their tireless efforts.
View ArticleSocial media used to attack teachers
A Facebook page titled "Tassie's Hated Teachers" has attracted more than 1,000 followers and dozens of derogatory comments. Most followers appear to be teenagers and have posted comments attacking...
View ArticleRAAF fighter pilot Paul Simmons has flying in his blood
Squadron Leader Paul Simmons has been flying since he was a young teenager.
View ArticleTeachers feel the heat
Tasmanian teachers say they are more stressed than ever as they negotiate a pay deal with the state government.
View ArticleAkram Azimi: 2013 Young Australian of the Year
Akram Azimi fled Afghanistan thirteen years ago and settled in Perth as a refugee. He was named 2013 Young Australian of the Year.
View ArticleIndustrial action looms as Tasmanian teachers, paramedics reject pay offers
Tasmanian teachers may start industrial action after rejecting the State Government's latest pay offer.
View ArticleTasmanian teachers protest over pay deal
Tasmanian teachers have become the latest public sector union to flag industrial action over a pay offer.
View ArticleUK 'Teacher of the Year' Phil Beadle harnesses students' curiosity
Phil Beadle is an English teacher, education consultant and former UK 'Teacher of the Year'.
View ArticleParalympian Liesl Tesch's sporting glory and goodwill
Liesl Tesch was the first woman in the world to play professional wheelchair basketball.
View ArticleBuddy reading system having positive results in Tasmania
Australian charity The Smith Family is encouraged with the progress of its student buddy reading program in Tasmania, aimed at improving reading development within the state.
View ArticleMike Lynch's experimental teenage years sets him up for religious role in Hobart
Mike Lynch is using his experimental teenage years in his religious teaching
View ArticleSandy Mackinnon's unlikely voyage through the canals of Europe
Sandy Mackinnon has proved that the best adventures are those that don't involve a plan.
View ArticleLawyer David Gillespie on the public vs private school debate
David Gillespie untangles the myths from the evidence in his study of Australia's school system.
View ArticleMichael Brosowski's work rescuing Vietnamese children and adults from...
Michael Brosowski's foundation runs a deadly serious race against Vietnam's human traffickers.
View ArticleDavid Vann's sailing venture was a spectacular failure
David Vann wanted to be a writer and a sailor, but what started out as an adventure became a nightmare that almost destroyed him.
View ArticleDavid Christian's Big History approach to the story of our universe
David Christian condenses the history of the universe into an hour.
View ArticleTasmanian Government to hire teachers for literacy program after shedding 200...
The Tasmanian Government reveals it will hire new teachers for its early years literacy and numeracy program and pledges no more education cuts in Thursday's budget.
View ArticleOld Hobart Town gets new voice from young writers
Young Tasmanian writers are being encouraged to be inspired by Hobart's history in a series of workshops beginning this weekend.
View ArticleWest Hobart schoolteacher donates his car to help prevent youth homelessness
Driving a sports car into a school car park may have raised eyebrows for many, but the appeal of driving a car bought in the days of his youth no longer has the same appeal it once had for...
View ArticleWhy school teacher Gabbie Stroud loved and left her career
Gabbie says standardised testing dominates Australian classrooms and has corrupted the foundations of education.
View ArticleAlan Alda on bringing science to the stage
Actor Alan Alda has devoted his life to making science interesting and understandable.
View ArticleDick Adams' personal fight for adult literacy
Before serving as an MP Dick had to overcome his own illiteracy.
View ArticleAdam Spencer champions numbers
Adam sees the power of numbers and patterns everywhere, and says the future belongs to those who master maths.
View ArticleEducator Jack Beetson on surpassing expectations
Jack has brought an adult literacy program from Cuba to outback Australia.
View ArticleTasmanian teachers reject plan to lower school starting age
A survey of school teachers finds the overwhelming majority are against plans to lower the school starting age from four to three-and-a-half.
View ArticleTasmanian teacher finds way to recycle marine rope offcuts for use in 3D...
A TasTAFE teacher wants to clean up the environment and create new industries at the same time by turning unwanted plastic rope into 3D printing filament.
View ArticleHow to talk to your children about homelessness in a way they understand
Homelessness can be confusing and even scary for children, but talking about it honestly can help to understand this complex social issue and be more compassionate.
View ArticleTasmania's public sector workers to walk off the job today
More than 60 Tasmanian schools are closing early today as teachers join thousands of state government workers walking off the job as part of a strike over pay. But it's not just schools that are affected.
View ArticleThousands rally in Tasmanian public sector strikes, as Government warned of...
Tasmania's public sector workers walk out of schools, hospitals, fire stations and offices to rally in front of State Parliament, in a protest over a wage dispute that saw more than 60 schools close...
View ArticleTasmanian teachers plan more strike action over wage negotiations
Tasmanian teachers and school staff plan to walk off the job during school hours in late November their second round of industrial action after a strike led to early school closures across the state...
View ArticleTasTAFE teacher sacked after kissing student gets job back after commission...
Tasmania's industrial umpire orders a teacher, who was sacked after kissing a student on the lips while on a field trip, be given his job back with his behaviour found to be "foolish", but not "wilful".
View ArticleMore than 100 Tasmanian schools to partially close as teachers strike over pay
More than 130 Tasmanian schools will partially close next week as teachers walk off for stop-work meetings over the state's long-running public sector pay dispute.
View ArticleTasmania teacher strikes cause schools to close in Hobart, Launceston
Teachers in Tasmania walk off the job and join other public sector workers to pack Hobart's City Hall as part of an ongoing dispute over pay and conditions.
View ArticleUnions Tasmania's Roz Madsen stands down after failed teachers' wage...
The head of Tasmania's peak union body stands down from her position, weeks after negotiating a controversial wage deal for teachers that was ultimately rejected.
View Article#LetHerSpeak: Grace Tame finally wins right to share her story of abuse
Grace Tame was groomed and abused by her maths teacher when she was 15. For the first time, she can finally share her story.
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