The Western Australian government is expected to hand down a decision on Friday on what the state’s term two will look like as Premier MarkMcGowanMP places the focus on teacher safety.
The Western Australian government is expected to hand down a decision on Friday on what the state’s term two will look like as Premier Mark McGowan places the focus on teacher safety.
South Australia and Victoria are allowing students to return to school in the next two weeks while Queensland is set to review it’s online learning initiative ahead of week five, term two. NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian said NSW is looking at ways to increase the level of face-to-face learning ahead of term two.
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