Education
Young academics leaving higher education
A new report has found that 40% of young academics are planning to leave the sector in the next decade,......
NT intervention continues, welfare to be linked to school attendance
The Federal Government has today proposed reforming the Northern Territory intervention welfare policy to link parents’ welfare payments to their......
Teens turn to magazines instead of parents for sex education
A new study has found that teenagers are increasingly turning to the media for information about sex instead of their......
NT’s English in schools policy quashed bilingual ‘creative enclaves’
The Northern Territory has released a draft update to its controversial policy on language in schools. In 2009 the Territory......
Indigenous Literacy Day highlights the need to close the gap
Today’s Indigenous Literacy day highlights the need to close the gap between literacy levels in Indigenous students living in remote......
Steiner Independent Curriculum
The new national education curriculum is due to be introduced in to Australian schools from 2012. Only three education systems......
International Students
As if increasing competition, the high Australian dollar and our vigorous visa application system weren’t enough, international students are now......
Survey raises questions about young Australian’s sexual awareness
A new Australian survey about young people’s attitudes to sexual health is raising questions about the success of sex education......
Show me the way
A new online mentoring and social networking program is encouraging Indigenous school students to identify their strengths and make positive......
Does Australia do enough to teach kids about the environment?
Today in Queensland experts from around the world gathered in Brisbane to talk all things Environment for the Sixth World......