Australia news live: transport minister calls in Airservices Australia for urgent meeting after Sydney airport chaos
Summary
The NSW deputy premier has asked education authorities to stop unsupervised take-home school assessments because of concerns about artificial intelligence (AI) affecting student learning. Separately, the federal transport minister is meeting with Airservices Australia after a near-miss incident between two planes at Sydney airport caused safety worries and flight delays.Key Facts
- NSW deputy premier asked the NSW Education Standards Authority (Nesa) to review AI’s impact on student learning.
- She requested a ban on unsupervised take-home assessments to protect students' education.
- Half of students’ final HSC results come from school-based assessments, some completed at home.
- AI is seen as helpful but should not replace student thinking and learning processes.
- The federal transport minister, Catherine King, called an urgent meeting with Airservices Australia after a near collision at Sydney airport between Jetstar and Qatar Airways planes.
- The Jetstar plane had to brake suddenly because another aircraft got too close.
- Sydney airport experienced flight delays and staff shortages in air traffic control over several days.
- Airlines reported that Airservices Australia struggled to schedule enough air traffic controllers during this busy period.
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