Emily Kowal

6 days ago | smh.com.au | Emily Kowal

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Sitting alone in a library, hours after the final bell had rung for the day, Saachi Singh bent over a blank page, pen in hand. Her English Extension 2 proposal was due in a few hours. She had spent five years dreaming about this moment, ever since she’d decided to take the course in year 7. Now it was time to write.

1 month ago | smh.com.au | Emily Kowal |Lucy Carroll

By Emily Kowal and Lucy Carroll May 7, 2025 — 7.30pm, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Frustrated parents are weighing up whether their children should resit the high-stakes selective schools test after chaotic crowds and technical glitches led to a breakdown in testing at three major centres last week. Tensions are high inside tutor Tim Ricketts’ selective school coaching classes.

1 month ago | watoday.com.au | Emily Kowal |Lucy Carroll

“I feel the only fair thing to do is for everyone to resit the tests. “The issue that is going to come up is when someone [who did the test later] gets an offer and the kid who did the test earlier misses out.”An exam invigilator from the Canterbury site, who spoke anonymously to speak freely about the test last Friday, said parents had begun arriving at 7am for the opportunity class exam. “There was no security on the grounds.

Oct 15, 2024 | dailytelegraph.com.au | Emily Kowal |Eliza Barr

Iconic Australian actor Nicole Kidman has farewelled her late mother at a private funeral on Sydney’s north shore this afternoon. Kidman, 57, gathered with loved ones at St Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Lavender Bay, to say goodbye to her mother, Janelle Kidman, who passed away last month. Kidman’s country music megastar husband, Keith Urban, 56, was spotted by her side, comforting her following the ceremony.

Oct 14, 2024 | townsvillebulletin.com.au | Emily Kowal |Eliza Barr |Jonathon Moran

NSWDon't miss out on the headlines from NSW. Followed categories will be added to My News. Nicole Kidman has farewelled her beloved late mother at a private memorial service on Sydney’s north shore this afternoon. Family and close friends gathered at St Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Lavender Bay to celebrate the life of Janelle Kidman, who passed away last month.