As part of the Australian Government’s Pacific Solution, 450 asylum seekers, including more than 100 children are held on the island of Nauru. Varying stories relate the health and well being of these detainees. Nauru is a tiny Pacific island 40 kilometres south of the equator. It houses the holding camps for the asylum seekers caught trying to reach Australia by boat.
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- School storiesSuccessful cultural exchange programs have been occurring in NSW primary and secondary schools for many years, thanks to the initiative and creative energy of teachers. Individual programs vary greatly from school to school in terms of their content, scope, focus, and means of delivery. This section features current or past cultural exchange programs conducted in NSW primary & secondary schools.
- Exchange archiveSuccessful cultural exchange programs have been occurring in NSW primary and secondary schools for many years, thanks to the initiative and creative energy of teachers. Individual programs vary greatly from school to school in terms of their content, scope, focus, and means of delivery. This section features current or past cultural exchange programs conducted in NSW primary & secondary schools.
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- School storiesSuccessful cultural exchange programs have been occurring in NSW primary and secondary schools for many years, thanks to the initiative and creative energy of teachers. Individual programs vary greatly from school to school in terms of their content, scope, focus, and means of delivery. This section features current or past cultural exchange programs conducted in NSW primary & secondary schools.
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