Queensland's education department says it's determined to reduce the number of at-risk students being suspended, but the teachers' union is arguing schools are best placed to make decisions about poor behaviour.
Kids can check their phones up to 100 times a day but making schools phone-free could cut the time they spend on them by 20 per cent. So what's the national policy on phones in schools?
The Greens have called for employees to have the right to switch off after work and roster justice - giving casuals more control over work schedules - amid fresh changes IR laws.
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