Education
NSW hopes for Indigenous language revival with new policy
New South Wales will become the first state in Australia to recognise Indigenous languages in law under a new policy......
Breaking the Ice to kick start the economy
In a state where manufacturing has nearly ceased, 1200 innovators have this week gathered in Adelaide for Icebreaker 16. Held......
$6bn lost as private colleges abuse fee-help system
Today education minister Simon Birmingham finally introduced strict new changes to the VET fee-help scheme, after years of dodgy practices......
A new ‘era’ in school funding in the making?
Federal Education Minister Simon Birmingham’s suggestion earlier this week that some schools, particularly elite private schools, may have their funding......
Experts criticise new ice prevention program
Experts warn the new Australian Anti Ice Campaign, which has former ice addicts sharing their own confronting experiences with high......
Ending the reading gap among indigenous children
Literacy rate statistics among indigenous children have stagnated over the last decade, in the midst of abysmal school attendance rates......
Parents urged to be more active in early childhood education
Parents are being urged to be more active in their children’s education as part of Literacy and Numeracy Week. The......
Call for a royal commission into Indigenous suicide
Research from The ABS indicates that the level of Indigenous suicides is at its highest rate in more than 50......
New campaign to deter young drivers from texting and driving
In 2015, a total of 1,209 people were killed on Australian roads, which is a 4.9% increase in the number......
Child welfare ranking slide prompts environmental health concerns
Australia dropped in its global ranking on child welfare in a recent Save the Children report. We went down a......