Archived News for Education Sector Professionals
Up to 20 per cent of kids in Queensland Indigenous communities do not have birth certificates.
Warning over myGov tracking
People fleeing domestic violence have been warned that former partners could trace them via their children's myGov accounts.
Mars could host briny life
Basic lifeforms have the potential to survive on Mars thanks to briny waters, US researchers say.
PM issues abuse apology
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has delivered a formal apology on behalf of the nation for failing survivors of institutional child sex abuse.
AI enhances atom-trapping
Artificial intelligence has improved on human-designed quantum science experiments.
ASIC to review school banking
ASIC is reviewing school banking, following criticism of Commonwealth Bank's Dollarmites program.
Jobs at risk in uni moves
Flinders University academics are facing job uncertainty due to a restructure.
"Inadequate" response to teacher attacks
A safety inquiry has exposed serious flaws in how the ACT Education Directorate handled incidents of violence against teachers.
Headspace to see $52m boost
The Federal Government says it will increase funding to Headspace by about 50 per cent next financial year.
PM pushed for Nauru move
The Morrison Government is facing internal pressure to move children off Nauru.
India upholds high-tech database
India's highest court has upheld the legality of a controversial biometric identity database.
Monash enters microgrid trial
ARENA will partner with Monash University for a microgrid trial that could see an entire campus powered by renewable energy.
New links to slow overdiagnosis
A new alliance has formed with the aim of reversing the harms of overdiagnosis.
Scientists want new eyes on Australia
The Australian Academy of Science says a ‘downward-looking telescope’ should be used to unlock Australia’s hidden mineral wealth.
ACT holding out on school change
The ACT is refusing to sign on to a new school funding deal without more detail.
Adelaide uni signs arms deal
Student activists have rallied against “weapons research” at the University of Adelaide.
School cops plan slammed
The Northern Territory Government has been criticised over plans to put police in schools.
World Bank ranks human capital
The World Bank Group has unveiled a new system to rank countries based on their human capital success ...
Review seeks consistent discrimination
A review into religious protections has recommended schools be able to continue to discriminate on sexual orientation.
Uni takes on consent recommendations
A review has found over 90 per cent of students sexually harassed on campus at the University of Canberra did not report it.
AI effective at mental forecast
A global study has found AI can perform better than doctors at predicting mental health outcomes.