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		Headlines More lessons for teachers (Daily Telegraph) Teachers should go back to school for regular refresher lessons and form a new professional body to improve standards, a 12-month investigation into the industry says. In a 250-page report delivered to Education Minister John Aquilina yesterday, its author Gregor Ramsey made 17 recommendations. Dr Ramsey, the former head of NSW TAFE also highlighted a looming shortage crisis in maths, science, visual arts and information technology which was not being managed at the moment. More Education News QLD: Bell tolls for bush school (The Courier Mail) Joshua Mason is always the first to his desk when the school bell rings, he never gets into playground fights, and he's the smartest kid in school. Actually, he's the only kid in school NSW: Call for an overhaul of teaching (Sydney Morning Herald) Teachers prepared to take on difficult tasks in remote schools or work in areas of shortage should be eligible for improved pay rates, according to the latest review of teaching in NSW. VIC: Students sail into marine meditation (The Age) Learning about science at the front line proved rewarding for a group of secondary school students yesterday. An Elwood Secondary College science class was held on the water to mark the launch of a 12-metre catamaran named the Western Port Explorer. VIC: After Mandela, students walk for reconciliation (The Age) Nelson Mandela's whirlwind visit to Melbourne has inspired the students from Trinity Grammar School who initially invited him to ask 1000 staff, students and parents to take part in the walk for reconciliation this Sunday. UK: School's 'failing' label dropped (BBC) Inspectors withdraw their condemnation of a comprehensive in London, ahead of a legal challenge by the school and local authority. NZ: School Cert maths examiners all at sea (New Zealand Herald) A second mistake in the School Certificate maths exam has accidentally placed Wanganui in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. The Qualifications Authority says it is a geographical error, not a mathematical one, but it will accept two answers for the multiple-choice question. SING: More students flocking to tuition centres (The Straits Times) With parents saying they are value for money, the demand has resulted in the number of commercial tuition schools doubling from that a few years ago National News Soaring cost of Ambo clean up (Herald Sun) The cost of the ambulance royal commission is climbing towards $40million – enough to put 130 life-saving ambulances on the road. Blue Mountains join heritage list (Daily Telegraph) The humble gum tree yesterday joined the official list of great Australian icons including the Great Barrier Reef, Uluru and Kakadu National Park when the Blue Mountains was given World Heritage status. East coast whales frolic to new song (The Advertiser) A population of whales has abandoned its traditional song for a catchier tune brought in by immigrant whales, an Australian scientist and his team found. International News Irian Jaya separatist leaders held (The Courier Mail) Indonesian police yesterday cracked down on Papuan independence leaders, detaining separatist officials for questioning and accusing them of subversion. Glimmer of hope in war on AIDS (Sydney Morning Herald) New HIV infections in sub-Saharan Africa fell this year, offering a glimmer of hope in the global AIDS pandemic that by 2004 is forecast to eclipse the 14th-century Black Death and the 1918 Spanish flu epidemic as the world's deadliest disease. Study reveals men only half-listen (The Advertiser) A new study has demonstrated something many women have suspected for years – men are only half-listening to them. Researchers at the Indiana School of Medicine came to the conclusion after using magnetic imaging to measure brain activity in men and women while a novel was being read to them. IT and Science News eBrisbane goes online in civic venture (The Courier Mail) Every Brisbane resident will get a free e-mail address under a multimillion-dollar Internet venture between Brisbane City Council and Telstra. The eBrisbane partnership will allow residents to pay dog registrations or parking fines online, and provide access to virtual shopping, news and other services offered by Australia's largest telco. Will Australians pay for Web content? (Sydney Morning Herald) At a drowsy Net conference the other day a genial dotcommando in long hair and jeans arose to declare The Wall Street Journal's Web site's officially "free". So was it? Playstation fans ahead of the game (Australian IT) As the clock struck midnight last night, computer game addicts across Australia scrambled to get their hands on the latest toy that isn't a toy, Playstation2. Feature Article Hoopla to the extreme (The Age) There was a fuss about the Olympic Games, there was a fuss about the Melbourne Cup, there was a fuss about the Grand Prix and the Paralympics and the AFL Grand Final - but did anyone make a fuss about the most important, significant, monumental sporting event of the year? Word of the Day different 1. a. Having characters or qualities which diverge from one another; having unlike or distinguishing attributes; not of the same kind; not alike; of other nature, form, or quality.
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