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Abbotsford Convent added to National Heritage List

The Australian Government is pleased to announce that Melbourne's Abbotsford Convent will be added to the National Heritage List, becoming the 111th place on the List, the highest heritage recognition in Australia. Abbotsford Convent has outstanding heritage value for illustrating the provision of welfare in Australia and the role of religious and

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Water recycling helps to fund Kimberley Aboriginal education

Water Minister Dave Kelly today met with Aboriginal development organisation, Wunan, to provide $28,260 in funding to help support female Aboriginal students from the East Kimberley with their education expenses. The funding was raised by the sale of Rhodes grass hay, produced at the Water Corporation's Broome North Wastewater Treatment

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Open Day to Showcase Australian Defence Force Academy

Australia’s pre-eminent tri-service military training institution, the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA), will once again open its doors to prospective students and the local community on Saturday 26 August 2017. Held annually on the last Saturday in August, ADFA’s Open Day provides the opportunity for secondary school students and their

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Primary school students keep Australia and the Reef beautiful

Townsville primary school students are getting together to learn how reducing litter and waste can make a difference to the Great Barrier Reef and help keep Australia beautiful. Coinciding with Keep Australia Beautiful Week, the annual Future Leaders Eco Challenge is part of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority’s Reef

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Religion in Australian schools: an historical and contemporary debate

Australia maintains one of the highest concentrations of religious schools compared to other OECD countries. This proportion fits with the higher proportion of students who are enrolled in private schools in Australia. Approximately 30% of all schools in Australia are affiliated with a religion, or 94% of private schools. Research

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