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pulsetasmania.com.au > news > tasmania-the-only-state-to-score-below-oecd-average-in-maths

Tasmania the only state to score below OECD average in maths

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (457+ words) Tasmania was the only state or territory to score significantly below the OECD average in maths in the latest international student testing, a report released this week shows. The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), run in Australia by the…...

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pulsetasmania.com.au > news > opposition-asks-how-much-taxpayers-will-pay-under-tasinsure-agreement

Opposition asks how much taxpayers will pay under TasInsure agreement

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (396+ words) Tasmania’s opposition is demanding to know how much taxpayers will pay under the government’s TasInsure scheme, saying costs are climbing without any savings delivered. Shadow Finance Minister Luke Edmunds said Premier Jeremy Rockliff promised TasInsure would not cost Tasmanians a…...

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pulsetasmania.com.au > news > tasmania-has-no-naplan-results-after-unions-test-boycott

Tasmania has???no NAPLAN results??? after union???s test boycott

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (364+ words) Tasmania has become the first jurisdiction ever excluded from national NAPLAN reporting because not enough students sat the tests to produce reliable results. The Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority ruled the state’s data fell far short of technical quality…...

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pulsetasmania.com.au > news > researcher-calls-for-genetic-study-after-tasmanian-echidna-findings

Researcher calls for genetic study after Tasmanian echidna findings

2+ mon, 1+ day ago   (350+ words) A Tasmanian echidna is so different from its mainland relatives that a University of Tasmania researcher initially wondered whether they might be separate species. Associate Professor Stewart Nicol from the School of Natural Sciences has published a new review challenging…...

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pulsetasmania.com.au > news > school-lunch-program-drives-new-demand-for-tasmanian-farmers

School lunch program drives new demand for Tasmanian farmers

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (425+ words) Tasmanian farmers are supplying increasing amounts of local produce to the state’s free school lunch program, which now serves 21,500 meals a week across 60 public schools. The program is backed by a $14.6 million state government investment over two years, which includes…...

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pulsetasmania.com.au > news > feral-deer-could-cost-tasmania-up-to-1-4-billion-over-30-years

Feral deer could cost Tasmania up to $1.4 billion over 30 years

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (428+ words) Tasmania’s feral deer bill could balloon from $53 million a year to almost $300 million by 2054, new economic modelling warns, as numbers continue to climb. The report, prepared by Frontier Economics for the Invasive Species Council, found deer in the Midlands and…...

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pulsetasmania.com.au > news > tasmanian-government-scales-back-tasinsure-as-state-owned-insurer-plan-dropped

Tasmanian government scales back TasInsure as state-owned insurer plan dropped - Pulse Tasmania

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (398+ words) TasInsure was the state government's answer to rising insurance costs...

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pulsetasmania.com.au > news > aggressive-hybrid-ducks-spreading-through-tasmanias-waterways

‘Aggressive’ hybrid ducks spreading through Tasmania’s waterways

4+ mon, 6+ day ago   (298+ words) Tasmania’s wild duck populations are under threat from aggressive hybrid offspring of mallards and native species, prompting the state government to urge backyard duck owners to keep their birds contained. Primary Industries and Water Minister Gavin Pearce raised the alarm…...

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pulsetasmania.com.au > news > tasmanian-students-receive-online-safety-training-amid-high-bullying-statistics

Tasmanian students receive online safety training amid high bullying statistics

5+ mon, 5+ day ago   (295+ words) More than 1,600 Tasmanian students have received digital safety training as research reveals the state has Australia’s highest exposure to bullying in Australia. The Optus Digital Thumbprint Program visited six schools, educating years 5-12 students about online safety, scams and artificial intelligence…...

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pulsetasmania.com.au > news > no-charges-laid-after-friends-school-students-alleged-online-behaviour

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5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (11+ words) No charges laid after Friends School students’ alleged online behaviour Pulse Tasmania...