Indigenous advocacy groups have called on the Australian and state governments to address the rising numbers of Indigenous children in out-of-home care, warning this increasingly prevalent phenomenon could lead to the creation of another Stolen Generation. In mid-2012, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children accounted for 13,299 children in out-of-home …
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On the 18th of July, Vice Chancellor Fred Hilmer announced that UNSW would be implementing an ATAR cutoff of 80, which will come into effect during the 2014 student intake. Five days later, the University’s Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) announced budgets cuts that will result in 35 …
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