Archived News for Education Sector Professionals
When trying to change long-held ideas about the world, language is everything.
Intentions questioned as inquiry money moves
Millions of dollars has been moved from the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse to pay for the home insulation inquiry.
Liberal slams CSIRO cuts for lack of federal understanding
Despite efforts to avoid it, millions of dollars in budget cuts will force CSIRO to close down several sites for world-leading research.
Nothing is a big risk for women's heart disease
An inactive life may contribute more to the risk of heart disease than smoking, obesity and high blood pressure, research suggests.
High-tech help on the biggest world stage
FIFA World Cup 2014 in Brazil next month will have a particularly high-tech start, as the first ball of the world’s biggest sporting event is kicked by a paralysed teen in a robotic exoskeleton.
Concert of sound and vision helps predict new sights
A new study has shown extra levels of complexity in the way sound and vision tell us about the world.
Next-gen child finding with local edit of FBI app
Authorities are pushing for a high-tech edge in the fight to find missing children.
Fee change brings angry breeze to debate's door
University students continue to vocalise their discontent at planned uni fee hikes, and now one senior academic has changed sides on the debate.
Looking cool washes over cancer risk for teens
Young people are being swayed by the “relaxing” and “fun” image of a dangerous smoking device, and researchers say it must be addresses in order to cut future addictions.
Success in some parts of fight for Australian equality
The latest report has shown some encouraging gains from attempts to close the gap in Indigenous education.
Hope held for turnaround on states' missing billions
The architect of Australia’s significant education funding reforms has lamented their deterioration, just a few years after being put in place.
Mums' sad slump comes several years in
Depression in mothers often hits hardest several years after giving birth, new research shows.
Teachers' scene change not about the green
Many rue the idea of having to leave the comfort and convenience of urban living for work in regional areas, with many having to be paid considerably more to “go rural”.
Rocket man returns, leaving first robot alone in space
A Japanese astronaut has bid farewell to his small robot companion, after the two spent six months together orbiting the Earth.
Teenage team leader takes edge on high-tech testing
A research assistant may have hit on a faster, cheaper way to test for HIV.
Vaccination does not cause autism
The largest review ever undertaken has shown no link between vaccination and autism.
Brain drugs drag down later life functions
With the rise of so-called “smart drugs” in high schools and universities, a new study has shown that the temporary gains could be met be lasting losses.
Enrolments over equality in money model shift
Gonski is all but gone in the wake of savage budget cuts this week, with the bold funding reforms to be scrapped just as they hit their stride.
Federal fee shift to see reduced students paying more
Higher education changes mean students will now have to pay interest on their HELP loans, start repayments at a lower wage, and universities have had their cap on tuition fees lifted.
More funds to bring shepherds for fewer flocks
Despite an extra $245 million in funding for the program, schools will have choices for chaplaincy reduced.
Survey formula cuts serious effects of funny answers
Every anonymous survey is an opportunity for some responders to express their hilarity through mischievous and intentionally inaccurate answers, but a new study say these responses can be found and allowed for.