WEBVTT - Class Lockdown At Sydney School 20/06/24

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<v Speaker 1>This is the latest from your news feed. It's Thursday,

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<v Speaker 1>the twentieth of June. An eight year old boy took

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<v Speaker 1>an illegal replica assault rifle to a Sydney school, forcing

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<v Speaker 1>a class into lockdown and sparking a police investigation into

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<v Speaker 1>how it ended up in the boy's hands. Staff at

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<v Speaker 1>the primary school in the city's Hills district called police

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<v Speaker 1>on Tuesday afternoon when teachers saw the boy take the

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<v Speaker 1>large item from his backpack to show friends. The Daily

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<v Speaker 1>Telegraph has been told the boy did not threaten anyone

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<v Speaker 1>and no one was harmed, but that he told his

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<v Speaker 1>class teacher that he took it to school to show

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<v Speaker 1>his mates. Elite private schools are exempting poorly performing students

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<v Speaker 1>from National Naplan tests in a bid to improve their

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<v Speaker 1>overall scores. A new research paper from the University of

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<v Speaker 1>Melbourne says pupils who receive low grades in nap Plan

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<v Speaker 1>were much more likely to be pulled out of the

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<v Speaker 1>tests in subsequent years, mainly at the request of their parents.

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<v Speaker 1>This is twice as likely to happen in private schools

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<v Speaker 1>than state schools, and researchers say it's consistent with them

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<v Speaker 1>attempting to gain the system and protect their brands. We'll

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<v Speaker 1>be back after this. Queensland's political leaders are bitterly divided

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<v Speaker 1>over the state's nuclear future, with all levels of government

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<v Speaker 1>at odds over the safety and economic viability of the

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<v Speaker 1>controversial energy plan. Federal Opposition leader Peter Dutton's plan to

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<v Speaker 1>build seven nuclear power plants across Australia, including two in Queensland,

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<v Speaker 1>was rejected by Premier Stephen Miles and the LNP leader,

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<v Speaker 1>and cameras to catch Adelaide drivers distracted by mobile phones

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<v Speaker 1>has now been switched on, with hefty fines for those

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<v Speaker 1>court breaking the law. More than seventy thousand drivers were

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<v Speaker 1>called using their mobile phones in two months of testing,

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<v Speaker 1>with motorists given a three month grace period. We'll have

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<v Speaker 1>an update to your newsfeed tomorrow