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‘Exam-obsessed’ schools leave pupils unready for work, Alan Milburn says

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‘Exam-obsessed’ schools leave pupils unready for work, Alan Milburn says

Former minister leading review into young people and work cites survey showing most teachers decry lack of ‘soft skills’ An “exam-obsessed” school system is leaving young people unprepared for work, Alan Milburn has said, as new polling suggests teachers believe pupils are leaving education without the skills they need for adult life. Milburn, a former cabinet minister under Tony Blair and now leading a government-commissioned review into young people and work, said the system had become overly focused on academic sorting rather than real-world readiness. Continue reading...

ABC AustraliaApr 18, 2026, 9:03 PM

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'No good reason' for schools to post photos of students on social media: expert

The independent girls' school in Brisbane is now only sharing what it says are unidentifiable shots of students' faces from the side or behind, due to concerns about image manipulation.

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ABC AustraliaApr 20, 2026, 5:02 AM

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I drove an EV for three days. It saved me money but cost me time

With no end in sight to soaring fuel prices, 7.30 decided to take an EV for a test drive to see how far it could take our reporter, and if Australia's EV charging network stacks up.

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ABC AustraliaApr 19, 2026, 7:51 AM

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Schools deemed safe after WA's biggest lithium-ion battery fire

Schools in Perth's south-east have been deemed safe for students to attend after WA's biggest lithium-ion battery fire sparked a HAZMAT warning in Maddington, which is still in place.

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Terminally ill woman awarded $1.6 million after suing former teacher for sexual abuse

A Tasmanian judge has awarded a woman who is now terminally ill $1.6 million in damages after she sued her former school teacher over allegations of repeated sexual abuse in the 1980s.

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Venezuela's Machado says Spanish PM's leftist summit reason for not meeting him

MADRID, April 18 - Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said on Saturday she declined a meeting with Spain's prime minister during her visit because he was hosting a summit of progressive leaders in…

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Central bank bosses enlist for war game to gauge threat of Lehman-style bust

Finance chiefs to join exercise in Washington designed to assess how they would handle collapse of significant bank The bosses of the central banks and treasuries of the UK, US and EU are to take part in a war game in…

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‘Exam-obsessed’ schools leave pupils unready for work, Alan Milburn says

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