Archived News for Education Sector Professionals
A new study says masculine stereotypes of STEM subjects corrupt the self-concept of female students and their career aspirations.
Societal risks largely missed
A new study warns Australia has drastically underestimated the threat of climate change.
Labor baulks at language test
The Opposition says it will not support the Federal Government’s proposed citizenship changes.
Supercomputer needs support
The National Computational Infrastructure (NCI)’s Raijin supercomputer has been ranked Australia’s fastest.
Call for teleheath continuity
Advocates want to make sure funding for important telehealth services stays strong.
Foetal alcohol effects checked
Children with FASD are more likely to fail at school, have attention problems and talk about killing themselves ...
Puberty linked to poor circumstances
Social and economic disadvantage could be an evolutionary trigger for children to hit early puberty.
'Bludger' map dubbed misleading
The Coalition has released a list of welfare “bludger hotspots” across the country.
ANAO reviews remote work scheme
Authorities are investigating a work-for-the-dole program that has been accused of driving up poverty.
Overall agreement on ocean goals
The UN has issued an urgent call to improve the health and productivity of the world's oceans.
Push to cut kids' injury rate
Experts say the federal government should establish a national injury prevention plan to cut the massive costs of hospitalisation of children.
VR views for medical students
Giving birth – mankind’s most primal practice – will soon benefit from high-tech help in the form of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR).
WA Chief Scientist honoured
Western Australia's chief scientist Peter Klinken has been made a Companion of the Order of Australia for his service to medical research and biochemistry.
$500 mil for new schools in QLD
The Queensland Government has put aside $500 million for two new high schools in Brisbane.
Foetal face-tracking found
A new study suggests that not only can a foetus see, but that unborn babies can focus on faces.
Union calls for more NT money
NT Education Union president Jarvis Ryan says extra education funding for remote Government schools.
Local schools rise in ranking
Five Australian universities have made the top 50 in a new QS higher education ranking.
Diarrhoea tops under-5 death toll
Diarrhoea still kills almost half a million children under 5 years old each year worldwide, despite the death toll being reduced by a third between 2005-2015.
Project Loon looms over local shores
A large cluster of Google’s Project Loon balloons have drifted over to Australia.
Satellite money spread around
The Department of Defence has employed Australian engineers to develop advanced, new camera technology to monitor moving objects in space.