Schools must initiate action against a bullying complaint within two days of a reported incident as part of a new national plan to tackle bullying.
The announcement follows a renewed focus on the devastating impacts of school bullying, which has been linked to the suicides of young people across Australia .
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The federal government's final report from an Anti-Bullying Review, published on Saturday, delivered eight key recommend