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The trial is on for the former director of collapsed stockbroking firm Opes Prime, Julian Smith has pleaded not guilty to accusations of dishonest actions.

The Queensland Government claims early childhood education is a big priority - leading school authorities across the state to ask why $100 million less was spent on pre-schools and kindergartens than had been budgeted.

The Western Australian principal on trial for alleged gross misuse of school funds and cover-ups with arson has been found not guilty on a few charges.

The James Cook University will not let go of plans to build a high school at its Townsville campus, despite the Queensland Government rejecting the idea.

The Federal Government is putting the final touches on its ‘Bring-Your-Own-Device’ plan for schools, but already principals say it will only breed schoolyard inequity.

The professional members of the Canberra Symphony Orchestra have been joined by students from more than a dozen schools across the ACT, coming together to celebrate the Centenary of Canberra over the weekend.

With recent reports of the rampant cheating to get ahead in the Chinese exam system, it is no surprise that the country’s rich elite are forking out for a school which deals in the finer things.

There’s been a change-up in the executive teams of two Western Australian local governments.

In a bold offer to the private sector the Queensland Government says it will entirely outsource the daily operation of a Sunshine Coast hospital.

A report on the cost and impact of shale coal mining says Australia needs to adopt nation-wide legislation before the practice escalates.

The new Federal Environment Minister has flown into (or at least over) hot water in Tasmania, joining the battle on multiple fronts between Government, conservationists and miners.

Official figures out this week have shown Australia's annual rate of inflation has slowed to 2.4 per cent, and Darwin’s inflation rate growth remains the highest among the nation's capital cities.

Preselection is complete for the Victorian seat that used to belong to Julia Gillard, with the former PM’s pick being officially endorsed by Labor.

New South Wales has voted for its worst road and unsurprisingly picked the Pacific Highway.

After years of counting every drop, residents of the Yass Valley in NSW have had their water restrictions lifted.

A survey of council CEO salaries in South Australia has revealed they have increased at a slightly slower rate than CEOs' pay in the private or not-for-profit sector.

The Australian Local Government Association has launched its website and PR campaign in favour of a ‘Yes’ vote on the upcoming referendum for recognition in the constitution.

New Zealand Councils are taking some tips from the Local Government Association of Queensland, asking for help to replicate some of LGAQ’s services which have saved Queensland councils close to $100 million.

Australia’s Catholic school have signed on to the Federal Government’s school funding reforms, but Victoria and WA are still holding out.

With a new progress report showing work on the Pacific Highway is falling short of its targets, the New South Wales Premier and deputy Premier have challenged the Prime Minister to increase spending on upgrades.