Education
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......
Women use tech 20 percent more than men, so why aren’t they studying it?
There’s a growing gender problem in our ICT industry. The digital economy is expanding quickly in Australia, so much so......
If govt focus is jobs & growth why has VET portfolio been demoted?
“Jobs and Growth” was the Coalition’s mantra during the election campaign, but questions are being asked about their commitment to......
Students with Asperger’s overcoming bullying
Students with Asperger’s Syndrome are more likely than others to be ostracised by their classmates and become targets of bullying.......
The push to revive Yawuru language
Traditional owners in the Kimberly town of Broome are on a quest to revive the local Yawuru language. Past assimilation......