Equal pay for teachers please!
When it comes to pay packets, not all teachers are equal. Suzanne Kowalski-Roth from the NSW/ACT Independent Education Union (IEU), explores this much-needed campaign, and outlines why pay parity...
View ArticleAustralia’s youngest prisoners
Last year, Australia marked the 20-year anniversary of the adoption of the Convention of the Rights of the Child but with 1,048* children currently in immigration detention, there is little to...
View ArticleAsylum seekers – the sad state of affairs
The site of Senators Kate Lundy and George Brandis slugging it out on Monday night’s episode of Q&A on ABC Television pretty much summed up the sad state of affairs in the national political debate...
View ArticleKate Ellis and Adrian Piccoli discuss Early Childhood Education and Care
Rattler had a front-row seat as more than 200 members turned out at the Sydney Masonic Centre to hear Kate Ellis, Minister for Early Childhood and Childcare, and Adrian Piccoli, NSW Minister for...
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Happy 35th birthday CCCC: inside the smart party
ARMEDIA was lucky to be invited to the 35th birthday celebrations for our friends at Community Child Care Co-operative (NSW). The theme of their smart party was ‘Speaking Up and Speaking Out’, and a...
View ArticleWhere in the world is Tony Abbott?
We’ve been playing a little game in the office called Where in the World is Tony Abbott? It’s a little bit like the geography game played as children—Where in the World is Carmen San Diego—but far less...
View ArticleAnother great year!
Season’s greetings and best wishes for the New Year from the ARMEDIA team. We’ve had a fantastic year at ARMEDIA, producing many great projects that wouldn’t have been possible without the support of...
View ArticleMeaning of memes
They are clever, concise and have a popularity that enables them to spread like a virus (some even involve felines), and memes offer a great way to make a statement. A meme is an idea, behaviour, or...
View ArticleCommission of Audit report: Australians weigh in
Twitter nearly broke today when the much-anticipated Commissioner of Audit report was released. Unfortunately there’s not much to celebrate for families, pensioners, the disadvantaged, students and the...
View ArticleReimagining education
Five years ago, two schools and a preschool amalgamated in one of South Australia’s most disadvantaged areas. To make it work, the school’s innovation team leaders have changed the face of learning. By...
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