Education
Mother of murdered child launches safety app
Tuesday, October 27 2015
In 2007 Sonya Ryan’s 15 year old daughter, Carly Ryan, was groomed by an online predator who lured her to......
One quarter of Aussie kids left behind by education system
Monday, October 26 2015
A quarter of Australian students aren’t completing high school. That’s the finding of a report released today by education policy......
Tackling mental health in schools
Thursday, October 8 2015
Tasmanian Labor have announced a new policy that aims to tackle mental health in state schools. The plan would see......
Universities at war over research funding
Wednesday, September 30 2015
Australia’s most research intensive universities say the way that funding is allocated is broken, and say that funding should only......
Racism in schools holding Indigenous kids back
Tuesday, September 29 2015
Close to half of Indigenous carers and parents report that either they, or their families, have experienced racism at some......
Could the government be wavering on university deregulation?
Wednesday, September 23 2015
Newly appointed Minister for Education, Senator Simon Birmingham, has suggested the Government may be willing to compromise on parts of......
School students talk gender
Monday, September 7 2015
Most of today’s teenagers say that they’re not interested in feminism, but they do want to know about gender issues......
Noongar language literacy tackled with new website
Friday, September 4 2015
It’s national literacy and numeracy week across the country this week. As part of the celebration the Indigenous literacy foundation......
Safe Schools for LGBTIQ people
Thursday, August 27 2015
The New South Wales Education Minister Adrian Piccoli has banned schools from screening the documentary “Gayby baby”, which shows children......
Abbott rings the school bell for Indigenous attendance rates
Monday, August 24 2015
The Prime Minister’s visit to the Torres Strait Islands this week will provide an opportunity for the MP to discuss......