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From The Guardian · () English

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  • Education Minister Jason Clare said Australian students who spend more time online perform worse in class and may need less technology in schools.
  • His comments followed a global report showing declines in reading and maths performance.
  • The live political coverage also reports that Victorian energy bills could rise by $100 a year under the Coalition and that Jim Chalmers said One Nation would “destroy” superannuation.

Australian Education Minister Jason Clare says children need a “digital detox” after a global report showed declines in reading and maths.

Kids need a ‘digital detox’

· Jason ClareAustralia’s education minister called for less reliance on digital devices in schools after a global report showed declines in reading and maths.

Clare said the study, released overnight, found that Australian students who spend more time online perform worse in class. He warned that technology can become a crutch or a distraction in the classroom.

Schools have removed personal mobile phones, but Clare said tablets and laptops remain on desks in the average classroom. “The evidence is telling us that we probably need a good digital detox in our schools,” he said.

The evidence is telling us that we probably need a good digital detox in our schools.

· Jason ClareClare argued that students’ online activity may hinder classroom performance.

The live political coverage also says Victorian energy bills may rise by $100 a year under the Coalition. Treasurer Jim Chalmers said One Nation would “destroy” superannuation.

destroy

· Jim ChalmersAustralia’s treasurer used the word to describe One Nation’s potential impact on superannuation.
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