Education
From ‘Con-ski’ to Gonski 2.0: education plan passes the Senate
In the early hours of Friday morning Senators passed the governments new education funding plan, ensuring over $23 billion flowing......
Writers festival gives kids the chance to meet their heroes
Thousands of school students from across South Australia attended an event connecting young adult and children’s authors with their readers.......
Stronger communities through self-empowerment
Aboriginal culture has a strong focus on family, community and supporting one another. Rosalie Kunoth-Monks, an elder at Utopia homeland......
Number of Aboriginal bilingual classes are declining
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
Roughly one‐quarter of Australia’s 19 year olds do not complete Year 12 and a similar proportion of 24 year olds......
Educating Country
Aboriginal-centered education helps students feel empowered and included within the education system. In recognition of National Reconciliation Week (29th May......
Students in Uproar over Cuts to Higher Education
After the budget announced that university students would have to pay more for their education, and pay it back sooner,......
Australian teachers struggling to continue in their careers
In light of the federal government’s allocation of funds to the education sector, many are concerned about teacher welfare in......
Will Gonski 2.0 improve Indigenous student’s needs?
The Australian Government has this week combined efforts with businessman David Gonski to produce a new education funding review titled......
Could Indigenous-only schools close the gap?
The issue of segregation in schools has been raised with new plans to improve education outcomes for indigenous students. The......