School reform needed to justify increased cost
Dr Ken McKinnon, chair of the Schools Commission, told a Melbourne teachers union meeting that spending boosts alone will not yield proportional gains. He noted 28 percent of real recurrent funds for primary and 23 percent for secondary schools over three years, urging reforms in how resources are used to improve results. He criticized grants to states as mostly adding more of the same and warned federal policy ignores closer decision making.
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Schools Commission
Ken McKinnon
Teachers’ Union
Mel ‘Bourne
Obituary Mrs Emily Elms of Canberra City
Mrs Emily Elms of Cinnor is mourned aged 86 after a car crash last October. Born in Crnot Wall NSW in 1890 she moved to Goulburn on marriage and later to Canberra where she supported Scouting for 37 years and received the Golden Thanks Kwuslke. A Canberra Senior Citizens Club member and winner of the NSW and ACT senior citizen awards she leaves three daughters two grandchildren and one great grandchild.
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Emily Elns
Ocinnor
Nsw
Sylney
Crnot
Wall
Goulbury
Goulburn
Canberra
Ely
Cmnuthura
Kwuslke
Gem Sods
Country Women
Eliis
Edis
Book Prize to Ray Ericksen for Cape Solitary
Australian Literature prize awarded by the National Book Council at the University of Sydney. Ray Ericksen, 57, Melbourne, wins first prize with Cape Solitary, receiving 17780 dollars and publisher Heinemann Australia. Second prize goes to Alipht for Selected Poems. Highly recommended works include A Time for Building and Triumph of the Nomad.
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Ray Ericksen
Melbourne
National Book Council
Poofessor Leonie Kramer
Wolesor
Australiae
Weerntine
University of Sydney
Erickson
Akl
William Heinemann
Selve Ted
Thomas
Nelson Seascaling Ltd
Paul Hasiuck
Geoffrey Moiney
Button sale raises funds for Marymes Centre
More than 2600 dollars were raised at a Friday sale of allons to benefit the Marymes Children's Centre.
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Marymes Children’s Centre
Allons
ACT Politicians Diary of Events and Attendees
A diary of planned diary events lists expected attendees from parliamentary representatives and other figures. It mentions a remembrance service and notes from various names and places, including Harlem and references to local officials, with dates and August-like timing embedded in the garbled text.
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ACT
Fragmented Legal Notice Summary
A damaged OCR fragment reports a legal notice from a court list with unclear names, dates, and actions. It references a local jurisdiction and filings, though essential details are unreadable.
Income study shows aged renters face housing costs burden
The second volume of the Aged Persons Housing Survey released in Canberra reports that about one in four single elderly renters lacked adequate income after paying housing costs, with comparisons to broader English speaking populations. The report, issued Friday by Australia’s Environment and Housing Ministry, notes higher inadequacy among English speakers and rural areas.
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Bureau of Statiatics
Caneberma
Minister For Environment, Housing and Community
The Kings Singers Amaze Canberra Audience With Virtuosic Vocalism
Music critic salutes The Kings Singers for a vibrant Canberra Theatre performance blending popular and classical vocalism. The ensemble impressed a capacity crowd with refined tone and expressive interpretations, earning sustained applause between numbers.
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King’s Singers
Canberra
Poignant first recital of new choral work by Wilfrid Holland
The Winter Singers at the University Hall presented the world premiere of Wilfrid Holland’s Five Songs from A Wise Man of Ceremony, set to James McAuley poems. The performance mourned the poet’s recent death, with mixed success in conveying the text’s mood, and featured strong pieces by Purcell and Debussy alongside a pleasant contrast from the Cane Vera Recorder and Early Music Society.
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University ‘House
Wilfrid Holland
James McAuley
Wi ‘Rid Holland
Canberra
al Eserves
Avai
Sanne
Fates” Stephens
Canevera
Early
Waste Society
Prutterius
Wiliam
Anabelle Brown stars in Alpha Theatre Witch play
Alpha Theatre opened its latest production Anabelle Brown appears as a charming witch in a family friendly show that wowed a large audience despite sore weather. Vivid costumes and imaginative sets impressed, though stage movement lagged at times.
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Anabelle
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Today’s Law List
Sey
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USA
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Kring
Sonal
Tome
Angus
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Annabelle Broom
Mpa
Wesley Hull
Forrest
Sumituys
Alpha Theatre
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Willy
Luly
Herael
Vileen Gray
Annibelle
Marie Jewen
Gantt
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Roe
Jan Miller
Garay
Lyom
Annabelle
Garema Place Club Centre
Bankca
Gents
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