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'Don't destroy our Councils, our communities'

BY CHRIS ATKINSON SYDNEY — Despite widespread opposition from council workers and communities, the NSW Labor government is steamrolling ahead with plans to force local councils to amalgamate at the expense of jobs, facilities and community

Bracks' education recipe like a souffle

BY MANDY PEARSON MELBOURNE — The Victorian Labor government's Blueprint for Government Schools, released on November 13, is notable for what it does not say, more than its recipe to fix the ailing public school system. It falls far short of