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WORLD POLITICS
May to resign
ABC News, 25 May 2019
 British Prime Minister Theresa May will resign as
leader of the Conservative Party on 7 May but remain as Prime
Minister until a new leader is elected in June....
STATE BUDGET
State Budget delivered
Tas Govt, 23 May 2019
 The Tasmanian State Budget,
delivered by Treasurer Peter Gutwein today, provides $7.1
billion for education and training...
Budget speech [pdf]
Budget information
Treasury's Budget web page
Putting students first, Jeremy
Rockliff, Minister for Education and Training, 23 May 2019
Winners and losers, ABC News, 23 May 2019
Net debt to rise, ABC News, 23 May 2019
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Majority
support pay offer
AEU (Tas), 23 May 2019
 The state government's pay offer
has been accepted by 70 per cent of teacher and principal
members, AEU Tasmanian president Helen Richardson says...
Teachers vote to support union pay deal,
The Examiner, 23 May 2019
LABOR LEADERSHIP
Albo likely to be leader
ABC News, 23 May 2019
 Today's news that shadow
finance minister Jim Chalmers will not contest Labor's
leadership means Anthony Albanese might be awarded the position
on Monday if no-one else nominates...
LABOR LEADERSHIP
Bowen withdraws
ABC News, 22 May 2019
 Labor Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen
has announced he will not now run for leadership of the Federal
Parliamentary Labor Party, leaving Anthony Albanese
the only declared candidate so far.
 Joel Fitzgibbon has
announced that he too will not run.
Jim Chalmers
is still considering his position...
BULLYING
Some anti-bullying programs can backfire
The Conversation (opinion by Karyn Healy), 20 May 2019
 Some high school programs designed to reduce or
prevent bullying can actually make things worse, a researcher
says...
SCIENCE
New measurement definitions from today
The Conversation (opinion by David Brynn Hibbert), 20 May 2019
 New ways of defining kilograms, metres, seconds,
amps, moles and candelas, by using the laws of physics, came
into effect today, 20 May 2019...
The
International system of units (SI) web page
LABOR LEADERSHIP
Plibersek rules out leadership bid
ABC News, 20 May 2019
 Labor's deputy leader Tanya
Plibersek has ruled out running for the vacant post of Labor
leader, saying she is placing her family responsibilities first...
Albanese and Bowen main contenders for Labor leadership, ABC
News, 22 May 2019
FEDERAL ELECTION
LNP majority now predicted
ABC News, 20 May 2019
 The ABC's election computer now
predicts the current Liberal and National Party coalition will
win at least 77 seats in the House of Representatives election,
giving it a majority of at least one even after electing a
Speaker...
NAPLAN
No NAPLAN
resits in Tas
ABC News, 19 May 2019
 Tasmanian students will not be asked to resit any
online NAPLAN tests that were disrupted by a computer glitch,
education minister Jeremy Rockliff says...
FEDERAL ELECTION
Coalition likely to be returned
ABC News, 17 May 2019
The LNP Coalition led by Prime
Minister Scott Morrison will be returned as the next Australian
government either in majority or in minority, ABC
 election analyst Antony Green
predicts.
Opposition leader Bill Shorten says he will stand
down as Labor leader...
Bass seat now "in doubt", ABC News, 19 May 2019.
UPDATE:
Bass no longer in doubt.
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Relief teacher payments fallout
ABC News, 17 May 2019
Hobart College and Elizabeth
College staff have passed a vote of no confidence in the AEU's
negotiating team over the reduction in relief teacher loadings
that is part of the proposed new salary agreement with the state
government...
FEDERAL POLITICS
Bob Hawke dies
ABC News, 16 May 2019
 Former Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke has died
at the age of 89...
TASMANIAN SCHOOLS
Tasman upgrade complete
Tas Govt media release, 16 May 2019
 A major upgrade costing $4
million at Tasman District School has been completed, education
minister Jeremy Rockliff says...
FEDERAL ELECTION
Education policies compared
ABC News, 15 May 2019
An academic compares the promises made in the education policies
of the two major parties...
NAPLAN
NAPLAN computer glitch
9News, 14 May 2019
Failure of the online NAPLAN testing system to work
smoothly means many students will be attempting their tests a
second time...
Return to paper and
pencil for NAPLAN test, ABC News, 15 May 2019
WA the state hit hardest
by NAPLAN computer glitch, ABC News, 15 May 2019
TASMANIAN POLITICS
Meg Webb the third LegCo winner
ABC News, 14 May 2019
Meg Webb, who has been a pokies reformer and
Anglicare employee, is set to be elected to the Legislative
Council for the seat of Nelson...
Legislative Council
results, Tasmanian Electoral Commission
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
8.5% pay offer looks to be a winner
AEU (Tas) website, 10 May 2019
The AEU will recommend that its
members vote to accept a new pay offer from the government for
an 8.5 per cent pay rise over three years for most teachers,
plus various improvements in conditions...
Government welcomes AEU
Executive's endorsement of pay offer, Peter Gutwein, Treasurer, 10 May 2019
Teachers set to accept pay deal, ABC News, 10 May 2019
News continued in the
May 2019 news archive
See also the
News archive
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Libraries
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LINC
stood for Learning and Information Network Centre.)
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For Kids
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Heritage
"Historical, archival and contemporary Tasmanian information, images and
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Linkzone
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National Youth Week
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Superannuation reforms
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STUDENT HEALTH AND SAFETY
Concussion
in Sport Australia
Information and resources on the dangers of concussion in sport,
from the Australian Sports Commission. See especially the
Parents and Teachers section.
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WATER SAFETY
Beachsafe
The BeachSafe website, run by Surf Life Saving
Australia, provides patrolling details and current water and weather
conditions for just about every beach in Australia.
Scroll down for the beaches near your location.
Click on beach thumbnail or name for patrol, weather and
water details.
For more, including a search box for other beaches, click
Explore
WATER SAFETY
Surf Life Saving Tasmania
Surf Life Saving Tasmania services include the
provision of water safety advice and lifeguards for school
water-related events.
Beach safety top tips
Book a
lifeguard
DINOSAURS
TMAG dinosaur exhibition
Fri 7 Dec
2018 - Sun 5 May 2019
The Dinosaur rEvolution (not a
typo) exhibition at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery uses
animatronics and 3D models.
There are entry fees.
See also the
school bookings page.
TASMANIAN HISTORY
Hobart's coastal defences
Several gun batteries were built on the shores
of Hobart's River Derwent in the nineteenth century.
TASMANIAN ABORIGINAL CULTURE
The Orb
 Outstanding quality short videos and other teaching
materials to give students of all ages an appreciation of Tasmanian
Aboriginal culture.
See also the DoE's
The Orb web page
FAUNA
Pooseum
Learn about animal droppings at Richmond's
Pooseum.
MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY
Airbag recall
Enter your car number plate to find out whether
your car is affected by the Takata airbag recall.
TASMANIAN HISTORY
The Colonisation of Hobart
The eSmart
Digital Licence program has been taken up by a number of
schools including Lansdowne Crescent Primary.
ONLINE SAFETY
eSmart Digital Licence
The eSmart
Digital Licence program has been taken up by a number of
schools including Lansdowne Crescent Primary.
CONSUMER AFFAIRS
Airbag recalls list
Is your car on the
ACCC's Takata airbag recalls list? One million cars were
recently added. (Note the link to FUTURE recalls.)
See also
Tasmanians urged to check airbag recall list, Tas Govt media
release, 28 May 2018
MARINE SCIENCE
Educator on Board program
The CSIRO's Educator on Board
program is enabling teachers to prepare STEM teaching material and
conduct lessons from the RV Investigator in Antarctic
waters.
More information
for teachers
See
360-degree views in virtual tour
ABC news report, 20 May 2018
FINANCE, ECONOMICS
Balancing the Budget
Short Behind the News
(ABC) segment on the Federal Government's Budget.
See also
Budget fact sheet (Parliamentary
Education Office) - click on "Fact Sheet - Budget " [pdf]
ROAD SAFETY
RACT RoadSafe
Online primary school road safety resource
targeted at Tasmanian students in grades 3 and 4.
SPORT
Gold Coast Commonwealth
Games 2018
The official site.
TASMANIAN ELECTION
Tasmanian Election 2018
ABC site with all the background and news you
want to know about the State election.
STUDENT SUPPORT
Building resilience in children
Advice to parents and others on how to build
resilience in children.
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