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Govt to waive HECS debts in education-focused ‘Closing the Gap’ strategy | Sky News AustraliaPrime Minister Scott Morrison has announced a plan to waive teachers’ HECS debts if they work in remote Indigenous schools as part of a major revamp in this year’s ‘Closing the Gap’ strategy. \n\nBased on recommendations from Special Envoy on Indigenous Affairs Tony Abbott, up to 3,100 teachers at almost 300 schools will benefit from the plan if they commit to working in the remote locations for four years.\n\nA further $177 million has been committed to boosting secondary education attendance, including mentoring for students. \n\nOnly two of the seven targets, aimed at improving health, longevity and education of Indigenous people, have been met from the original report. \n\nImage: Twitter \u002F TonyAbbottMHR\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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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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Govt to waive HECS debts in education-focused ‘Closing the Gap’ strategy | Sky News AustraliaPrime Minister Scott Morrison has announced a plan to waive teachers’ HECS debts if they work in remote Indigenous schools as part of a major revamp in this year’s ‘Closing the Gap’ strategy. \n\nBased on recommendations from Special Envoy on Indigenous Affairs Tony Abbott, up to 3,100 teachers at almost 300 schools will benefit from the plan if they commit to working in the remote locations for four years.\n\nA further $177 million has been committed to boosting secondary education attendance, including mentoring for students. \n\nOnly two of the seven targets, aimed at improving health, longevity and education of Indigenous people, have been met from the original report. \n\nImage: Twitter \u002F TonyAbbottMHR\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\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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