On Friday 18 August 2017 an event held at the Sydney Opera House will be available online for all Australian high school students to participate in. Run as part of Science Week the event will allow students across Australia to ...
More »Number of families not sticking to treatment plans ‘alarming’
When approaching a child’s long-term illness, an alarming number of families are not adhering to treatment plans, Queensland researchers have said. And some are contributing to ongoing difficulties by being too over-protective. Associate professor Alina Morawska, from the University of ...
More »Ian Thorpe supports new ReachOut platform for kids in need
ReachOut Australia, a digital mental health service available to all young Australians and their families, has launched a new one-stop-shop platform allowing young people to access personalised support whenever they need it. The platform was co-designed with over 170 young ...
More »Regional Queensland students impress James Cook academic
The first event in a national competition pitting children at the primary and high school level against each other in the information and communications technology (ICT) field took place over the weekend of 22-23 July 2017 in Townsville, Queensland. The ...
More »Bucolic and sporting life attracting young Queensland teachers
Politicians and the mainstream media like to emphasise the need for more science and maths teachers, as well as the shortage of teachers in rural areas. Yet not every teacher dreams of working in a capital city, nor every student ...
More »Program to address cyber bullying wins international award
Teenagers feeling misunderstood by adults and peers isn’t unique to any generation but in the era of social media it’s an unavoidable problem. Gone are the days where leaving school for the day put you out of reach of the ...
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