Class Lockdown At Sydney School 20/06/24

An eight-year-old boy took an illegal replica assault rifle to a Sydney school, forcing a class into lockdown and sparking a police investigation into how it ended up in the boy’s hands. 

Elite private schools are exempting poorly performing students from national NAPALN tests in a bid to improve their overall scores, a scathing academic report has revealed. 

Queensland’s political leaders are bitterly divided over the state’s nuclear future, with all levels of government at odds over the safety and economic viability of the controversial energy plan. 
Cameras to catch Adelaide drivers distracted by mobile phones have been switched on, with hefty fines for those caught breaking the law. 

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:05):
This is the latest from your news feed. It's Thursday,
the twentieth of June. An eight year old boy took
an illegal replica assault rifle to a Sydney school, forcing
a class into lockdown and sparking a police investigation into
how it ended up in the boy's hands. Staff at
the primary school in the city's Hills district called police

(00:27):
on Tuesday afternoon when teachers saw the boy take the
large item from his backpack to show friends. The Daily
Telegraph has been told the boy did not threaten anyone
and no one was harmed, but that he told his
class teacher that he took it to school to show
his mates. Elite private schools are exempting poorly performing students

(00:49):
from National Naplan tests in a bid to improve their
overall scores. A new research paper from the University of
Melbourne says pupils who receive low grades in nap Plan
were much more likely to be pulled out of the
tests in subsequent years, mainly at the request of their parents.
This is twice as likely to happen in private schools

(01:10):
than state schools, and researchers say it's consistent with them
attempting to gain the system and protect their brands. We'll
be back after this. Queensland's political leaders are bitterly divided
over the state's nuclear future, with all levels of government
at odds over the safety and economic viability of the

(01:33):
controversial energy plan. Federal Opposition leader Peter Dutton's plan to
build seven nuclear power plants across Australia, including two in Queensland,
was rejected by Premier Stephen Miles and the LNP leader,
and cameras to catch Adelaide drivers distracted by mobile phones
has now been switched on, with hefty fines for those

(01:55):
court breaking the law. More than seventy thousand drivers were
called using their mobile phones in two months of testing,
with motorists given a three month grace period. We'll have
an update to your newsfeed tomorrow