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Parents turn to buy now, pay later schemes to meet Australia’s soaring school costs

Giblin, the chief executive of the Australian Council of State School Organisations, said an increasing number of families say they have used buy now, pay later to afford school items as the cost of public education blows “out of proportion”.Sign Strengthening Medicare Taskforce has agreed to improve and expand the use of the platform, with a broader range of health professionals able to access and add to digital health records a key recommendation of its report to drive improvements in primary care.Sign increasing tensions between the US and China, Wong warned in London on Tuesday that the region was becoming “more dangerous and volatile”.Sign Financial hardship support has not kept pace with the rising cost of uniforms, books, stationery and computers, peak body saysFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastParents struggling to afford ballooning school costs are increasingly turning to buy now, pay later providers, and advocates say there needs to be more support from schools to avoid families falling into debt.Dianne
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/feb/04/teals-and-other-nsw-independents-seek-to-kill-controversial-pep-11-gas-permit

Exclusive: Candidates hoping to hold the balance of power to push for state-level development bansFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe “kingmaker” Sydney MP, Alex Greenwich, and a coalition of independent political hopefuls will attempt to kill the controversial Pep-11 gas exploration licence by banning development of the area through a change in New South Wales law.The six independents, who could hold the balance of power in under two months, will on Saturday unveil a bill that would amend the State Planning Act to ban certain types of development on land and at sea, negating possible future federal approval.Sign Strengthening Medicare Taskforce has agreed to improve and expand the use of the platform, with a broader range of health professionals able to access and add to digital health records a key recommendation of its report to drive improvements in primary care.Sign increasing tensions between the US and China, Wong warned in London on Tuesday that the region was becoming “more dangerous and volatile”.Sign
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/feb/05/parents-turn-to-buy-now-pay-later-schemes-to-meet-soaring-school-costs

Exclusive: Candidates hoping to hold the balance of power to push for state-level development bansFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe “kingmaker” Sydney MP, Alex Greenwich, and a coalition of independent political hopefuls will attempt to kill the controversial Pep-11 gas exploration licence by banning development of the area through a change in New South Wales law.The six independents, who could hold the balance of power in under two months, will on Saturday unveil a bill that would amend the State Planning Act to ban certain types of development on land and at sea, negating possible future federal approval.Sign Giblin, the chief executive of the Australian Council of State School Organisations, said an increasing number of families say they have used buy now, pay later to afford school items as the cost of public education blows “out of proportion”.Sign increasing tensions between the US and China, Wong warned in London on Tuesday that the region was becoming “more dangerous and volatile”.Sign Financial hardship support has not kept pace with the rising cost of uniforms, books, stationery and computers, peak body saysFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastParents struggling to afford ballooning school costs are increasingly turning to buy now, pay later providers, and advocates say there needs to be more support from schools to avoid families falling into debt.Dianne
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/feb/03/an-improved-my-health-record-will-be-at-centre-of-push-to-modernise-primary-healthcare

Exclusive: Candidates hoping to hold the balance of power to push for state-level development bansFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe “kingmaker” Sydney MP, Alex Greenwich, and a coalition of independent political hopefuls will attempt to kill the controversial Pep-11 gas exploration licence by banning development of the area through a change in New South Wales law.The six independents, who could hold the balance of power in under two months, will on Saturday unveil a bill that would amend the State Planning Act to ban certain types of development on land and at sea, negating possible future federal approval.Sign Giblin, the chief executive of the Australian Council of State School Organisations, said an increasing number of families say they have used buy now, pay later to afford school items as the cost of public education blows “out of proportion”.Sign Strengthening Medicare Taskforce has agreed to improve and expand the use of the platform, with a broader range of health professionals able to access and add to digital health records a key recommendation of its report to drive improvements in primary care.Sign Financial hardship support has not kept pace with the rising cost of uniforms, books, stationery and computers, peak body saysFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastParents struggling to afford ballooning school costs are increasingly turning to buy now, pay later providers, and advocates say there needs to be more support from schools to avoid families falling into debt.Dianne
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jan/31/all-countries-must-prevent-catastrophic-war-amid-china-us-tensions-australian-minister-penny-wong-says

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