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Just to break away from our Bondi attack aftermath coverage for a minute– it’s worth reporting that it’s a big day for high school graduates in New South Wales.

A record number of students in NSW are waking to receive their exam results this morning, and for 53, they’ll be finding out they’ve received the top possible Atar of 99.95. Of the top scorers, 19 students are female and 34 students are male.

As you think about what comes next, remember there are many different pathways to university, and your Atar is just one part of the story. Whatever your goals, you don’t have to navigate them alone.

That’s not what’s needed right now. What’s needed right now is more action.

The prime minister and the foreign minister and our home affairs minister have all said, we’re going to do more in this area. We’re going to make sure that whatever resources are needed are now put into making sure that Australia is again a place where Jews can feel safe, because it isn’t now.

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Source: www.theguardian.com

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