Ambitious students are punished when it comes to ATAR because there is little payoff for taking trickier mathematics.

Doing hard maths for the HSC isn’t paying off. Here’s how it plays out for your ATAR

A quirk of the ATAR system is effectively punishing ambitious students. Compare these questions to see the difficulty levels.

  • byChristopher Harris
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Bye-bye cleaner planet:Ausgrid charge leaves panel owners in the dark

Ausgrid’s latest policy of financially punishing solar panel owners is a seriously retrograde step in relation to climate change.

Premier Chris Minns has sacked one of his parliamentary secretaries after he labelled Police Commissioner Karen Webb a “liar” in parliament

Minns sacks pro-Palestine MP for labelling Karen Webb a ‘liar’

Upper House MP Anthony D’Adam used a late night speech to accuse the NSW Police of using “fear and intimidation as a means of obtaining compliance” against pro-Palestinian protesters in Sydney.

  • byMichael McGowan

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