Pupil-free days help foster better outcomes

Pupil-free days help foster better outcomes

I really scratch my head at the attitude towards teachers that some parents display. They all want what is best for their child but they can’t seem to connect the dots between better-prepared quality teachers and better outcomes for all students.

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After watching his veteran father plant it 90 years ago,John returns to a great elm at the Shrine

After watching his veteran father plant it 90 years ago,John returns to a great elm at the Shrine

Dr John Miller will be a guest of honour at the Shrine of Remembrance on Monday. He attended the inauguration of the Shrine on November 11,1934.

  • byTony Wright
He was Australia’s deadliest Battle of Britain pilot. Now,his plane will fly again
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He was Australia’s deadliest Battle of Britain pilot. Now,his plane will fly again

Pat Hughes shot down more German aircraft than any other Australian pilot when the Luftwaffe attacked during the Battle of Britain.

  • byTim Barlass
The battle over two of the most compelling images of war
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The battle over two of the most compelling images of war

A new book tells the remarkable story behind two photographers who fought censors to record the truth of war.

  • byTony Wright
In Pictures:Anzac Day 2024
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In Pictures:Anzac Day 2024

On an Autumn morning,crowds gathered to commemorate all Australians who have served in the armed forces.

‘We invite all the happiness’:Melbourne’s Indian community celebrates Diwali

‘We invite all the happiness’:Melbourne’s Indian community celebrates Diwali

Melbourne’s Indian community celebrated the beginning of the Diwali,the festival of lights,on Saturday,but paused to remember five locals killed in the crash in Daylesford.

  • byNajma Sambul
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For a veteran of Timor-Leste,unconditional love makes the memories easier

For a veteran of Timor-Leste,unconditional love makes the memories easier

The Last Post sounded out at Melbourne’s Shrine as hundreds gathered on Remembrance Day to honour those who have served and died for their country.

  • byAlex Crowe
Missing airman’s ID tag found in Egyptian desert,81 years after crash

Missing airman’s ID tag found in Egyptian desert,81 years after crash

The first trace of an Australian airman whose plane vanished with seven crew during WWII has been uncovered by two Egyptian tour guides.

  • byDamien Ractliffe
Another Great War? Lest we forget what happens when diplomacy fails
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Another Great War? Lest we forget what happens when diplomacy fails

This Remembrance Day,consider the lessons of World War I. We are not immune from the return of war if we do not adequately prepare for an enduring peace in our own time.

  • byStuart Rollo
How a Sydney man helped to heal Hiroshima after the atomic bomb
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How a Sydney man helped to heal Hiroshima after the atomic bomb

Three boxes sat unopened for nine years. Inside were documents revealing the role David Harvey-Sutton played in helping the devastated city recover from the carnage.

  • byTim Barlass
A bloodied valley by the Somme,where hatred was finally put aside
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A bloodied valley by the Somme,where hatred was finally put aside

They were young,bold and accomplished at warfare’s killing. But for one of the legendary Chipilly Six,an enemy became simply a man with family photos.

  • byTony Wright