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Principals of schools in Australia’s Covid-19 hotspot local government areas have warned the decision to proceed with delayed face-to-face exams, with no certainty their schools will be able to open, could further entrench inequality in western and south-west Sydney communities.
The decision to postpone the High School Certificate (HSC) until 9 November in order to proceed with face-to-face exams in NSW has divided students, teachers and schools.
Related: Sydney schools in Covid hotspots fear being ‘left behind’ if face-to-face HSC proceeds
An Aboriginal man in the New South Wales town of Dubbo has become the first Indigenous victim of Covid in Australia.
The man in his 50s had not been vaccinated and had underlying health conditions, health officials said.
Related: Aboriginal man in Dubbo first Indigenous person in Australia to die with Covid
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