Australian troops in Afghanistan will join their US allies later this year in withdrawing from the country, almost 20 years after the war started. Gympie soldier Corporal Ashley Birt was on deployment in Afghanistan almost 10 years ago when he was shot and killed by a rogue Afghan National Army soldier the Australians had been mentoring. The 22-year-old was one of 41 Australian soldiers to die in the 20-year conflict, a conflict Ash s mother Linda this week described as the most useless war in history . I think it s a wonderful idea, Linda Birt said of Prime Minister Scott Morrison s decision to withdraw Aussie troops.
Australian troops in Afghanistan will join their US allies later this year in withdrawing from the country, almost 20 years after the war started. Gympie soldier Corporal Ashley Birt was on deployment in Afghanistan almost 10 years ago when he was shot and killed by a rogue Afghan National Army soldier the Australians had been mentoring. The 22-year-old was one of 41 Australian soldiers to die in the 20-year conflict, a conflict Ash s mother Linda this week described as the most useless war in history . I think it s a wonderful idea, Linda Birt said of Prime Minister Scott Morrison s decision to withdraw Aussie troops.
Ms Olsen has joined a growing number of local educators embarking on Higher Degree by Research programs through USC’s Fraser Coast campus. Kilkivan State School teacher and USC PhD candidate Amelia Olsen (back) with her thesis project supervisor Dr Sharon Louth. Pictures: USC
Senior Lecturer in Education Dr Sharon Louth, Ms Olsen’s thesis project supervisor, said USC Fraser Coast’s expanding focus on postgraduate research was helping build the capacity of local teachers and raise the profile of regional educators.
“By embracing this opportunity, our new PhD and Master students are working to bring regional issues and solutions to the forefront of Australian educational research and ensuring the voices of our teachers, our students and our community are heard,” Dr Louth said.
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school captain Bodie Torr said he felt honoured to be picked for the position and hoped to have a future career either in a trade or in the fitness industry. I would like to get everyone involved in the school culture and increase events, as since COVID happened it s sort of decreased, Mr Torr said.
School captain Zali Williams is excited to be a voice for the students of Gympie High and encouraged more participation and involvement in school events. Last year it stopped all that and this year people aren t really getting back into it, Miss Williams said.
He also said Ms Laffey represented the high quality bus drivers across the state who take the responsibility for children’s safety very seriously. Bus driver Jullie Laffey has been praised for her actions during a fatal crash near Gympie on Tuesday
“From reports, it appears that had she not acted as quickly as she did to attempt to avoid the accident, there could have been many serious injuries or even deaths.
“On behalf of the bus industry and all of the families who had children on the bus, I’d like to thank Jullie and commend her.” Mr Tape said that more than 150,000 Queensland school children rely on buses to get them to and from school every day, and the industry is proud of its safety record.