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PM to announce revamp of ‘Closing the Gap’ | Sky News AustraliaPrime Minister Scott Morrison is set to announce a plan to waive teachers’ HECS debts if they work in remote Indigenous communities as part of a major revamp of the ‘Closing the Gap’ strategy. \n\nOnly two of the seven targets, aimed at improving health and education of Indigenous people, have been met from the original report. \n\nThe announcement aims to attract teachers to almost 300 remote schools as part of a redesign of the existing system. \n\nImage: News Corp Australia \n\n\n\n\n\n
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Waiving the HECS debt important to retaining teachers: Scullion | Sky News AustraliaFULL INTERVIEW: Minister for Indigenous Affairs Nigel Scullion says the government's plan to waive the HECS debt of teachers who work in regional Australia is an important way to boost Indigenous education outcomes.\n\nPrime Minister Scott Morrison is set to hand down the package on Thursday, which is designed to attract teachers to almost 300 schools in regional Australia.\n\nThe Coalition will also allocate $200 million to keep Indigenous children in school.\n\nThe announcement coincides with the release of the 11th 'Close the Gap' report, which showed only two of the seven targets have been met since 2008.\n\nImage: News Corp Australia\n\n
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PM to announce revamp of ‘Closing the Gap’ | Sky News AustraliaPrime Minister Scott Morrison is set to announce a plan to waive teachers’ HECS debts if they work in remote Indigenous communities as part of a major revamp of the ‘Closing the Gap’ strategy. \n\nOnly two of the seven targets, aimed at improving health and education of Indigenous people, have been met from the original report. \n\nMr Morrison will also announce $177 million of funding aimed at boosting education attendance. \n\nThe announcement aims to attract teachers to almost 300 remote schools as part of a redesign of the existing system. \n\nImage: News Corp Australia\n
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Waiving the HECS debt important to retaining teachers: Scullion | Sky News AustraliaFULL INTERVIEW: Minister for Indigenous Affairs Nigel Scullion says the government's plan to waive the HECS debt of teachers who work in regional Australia is an important way to boost Indigenous education outcomes.\n\nPrime Minister Scott Morrison is set to hand down the package on Thursday, which is designed to attract teachers to almost 300 schools in regional Australia.\n\nThe Coalition will also allocate $200 million to keep Indigenous children in school.\n\nThe announcement coincides with the release of the 11th 'Close the Gap' report, which showed only two of the seven targets have been met since 2008.\n\nImage: News Corp Australia\n\n
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PM to announce revamp of ‘Closing the Gap’ | Sky News AustraliaPrime Minister Scott Morrison is set to announce a plan to waive teachers’ HECS debts if they work in remote Indigenous communities as part of a major revamp of the ‘Closing the Gap’ strategy. \n\nOnly two of the seven targets, aimed at improving health and education of Indigenous people, have been met from the original report. \n\nThe announcement aims to attract teachers to almost 300 remote schools as part of a redesign of the existing system. \n\nImage: News Corp Australia \n\n\n\n\n\n
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PM to announce revamp of ‘Closing the Gap’ | Sky News AustraliaPrime Minister Scott Morrison is set to announce a plan to waive teachers’ HECS debts if they work in remote Indigenous communities as part of a major revamp of the ‘Closing the Gap’ strategy. \n\nOnly two of the seven targets, aimed at improving health and education of Indigenous people, have been met from the original report. \n\nMr Morrison will also announce $177 million of funding aimed at boosting education attendance. \n\nThe announcement aims to attract teachers to almost 300 remote schools as part of a redesign of the existing system. \n\nImage: News Corp Australia\n
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Govt obsessed with bankrolling coal: Bandt | Sky News AustraliaGreens MP Adam Bandt says the government's decision to withdraw its divestitures bill from parliament shows it is 'wedded to bankrolling' coal.\n\nThe Coalition's bill gives the government power to force the divestment of energy companies if they are found to have misused their market power.\n\nThe bill was revoked by the Coalition after the Greens sought to make amendments that would prevent public money being used to fund coal-fired power plants.\n\nMr Bandt has told Sky News the decision shows 'climate deniers are still running the government.'\n\n \nImage: NCA\n
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Govt is playing with fire over border security: Marles | Sky News AustraliaShadow Defence minister Richard Marles says there is bipartisan support for offshore processing, despite what the government claims.\n\nThe Senate has passed the Medivac bill 36-34 on Wednesday, ensuring that it will soon become law.\n\nThe legislation is designed to give doctors a greater say over whether an asylum seeker housed in an offshore detention centre can be flown to Australia for medical treatment, though still allows the Home Affairs minister to reject transfers on security grounds.\n\nPrime Minister Scott Morrison says the government will open the Christmas Island detention facilities in case there are additional boat arrivals.\n\nMr Marles told Sky News the government is 'playing with fire' over border security.\n\n\nImage: News Corp Australia\n
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Govt investing $10m to enhance online safety of kids: Fifield | Sky News AustraliaCommunications Minister Mitch Fifield has told Sky News this year’s budget will include a $10 million grant program for Non-Governmental Organisation and not-for-profits to pool their ideas about enhancing online safety for children. \n\nSenator Fifield says he’s looking to ensure children have digital literacy skills to operate safely online before accessing classroom devices, which he compares to a pen licence.\n\nHe says children’s psychologist Michael Carr-Gregg put the idea to the government a few weeks ago.\n\nThe government will now ‘urgently’ examine a range of digital licence products available to find the best fit for classrooms. \n\nImage: News Corp Australia \n\n\n
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