Education
Senate reviews university funding
Friday, August 11 2017
Proposed changes to university funding have been reviewed by the senate committee into higher education. The committee recommends going ahead......
Aussie travellers to think ahead of an emergency overseas
Friday, August 4 2017
According to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, more than 10 million departures were registered in 2015-2016, whether to travel or......
NAPLAN results fuel debate
Wednesday, August 2 2017
Slumping literacy standards in NAPLAN results have caused a fresh round of debate about Australia’s education system. South Australia was the......
Landmark report reveals half of university students sexually harassed
Tuesday, August 1 2017
Shocking numbers have come out of the first report to ever quantify Australia’s universities’ sexual assault and harassment problem. Findings......
The NDIS and Supporting Managed Change
Wednesday, July 26 2017
With the National Disability Insurance Scheme rolling out, a balance must be struck between supporting stability, and encouraging risk-taking to......
NAIDOC Week: Why learn an indigenous language?
Wednesday, July 5 2017
With language the focus of this year’s NAIDOC Week there’s a a lot of interest in how to save the......
Indigenous Picture Books help to tell the history of Aboriginal Australia
Tuesday, June 27 2017
Young adult and children’s fiction has long brought us books filled with imaginary creatures and worlds filled with wizards and warlocks.......
From ‘Con-ski’ to Gonski 2.0: education plan passes the Senate
Friday, June 23 2017
In the early hours of Friday morning Senators passed the governments new education funding plan, ensuring over $23 billion flowing......
Number of Aboriginal bilingual classes are declining
Friday, June 16 2017
In 1974, the Northern Territory government implemented a bilingual education policy for Aboriginal children. For the first time, Aboriginal schools......
The cost of lost opportunity
Thursday, June 15 2017
Roughly one‐quarter of Australia’s 19 year olds do not complete Year 12 and a similar proportion of 24 year olds......