The spiralling violence by students, and sometimes even their parents, has sparked calls for teachers to undergo self-defence training and for schools to hire armed security guards and install more cameras.
Life expectancy in Australia is set to go backwards for the first time since World War II as a result of Covid-19.
Queensland's Police Commissioner insists she is sticking to mandatory Covid-19 vaccination directions for all police officers and staff.
The lowest-paid Australians could soon be about $40 a week better off, with the federal government moving to back a pay rise of 5.1 per cent to the minimum wage.
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