The results are in, and the Labor government led by Prime Minister Julia Gillard has been returned to power. Well, not quite. But that's what would happen if Australian teenagers were to decide the outcome of the 2010 federal election, ...

Children are being encouraged to explore a “rainbow” of fruit and vegetables in a bid to improve the diet of young Australian. Avocado growers on Tuesday launched a national resources kit for early childhood educators to encourage better eating among ...

Australian Greens leader Bob Brown wants Labor's original proposal for a 40 per cent resource super profits tax revived so the extra revenue can fund $2 billion in public-school programs. "The Greens support the mining super profits tax as originally ...

Teachers, technology and trade training have been added recently to the education policies of the federal Opposition. Opposition leader Tony Abbott, campaigning in Victoria last Friday, said a coalition government would establish a $200 million reward fund to recognise and ...

The Labor party has said it wants financial literacy material included in the national maths curriculum and rolled out to schools in 2011. There will be a strong focus on practical financial skills including lessons about mobile phone plans and ...

Australian schools have been told to broaden their drug education programs as research shows how many teens are experimenting with anabolic steroids. A major survey conducted in secondary schools has found 2.4 per cent of 12 to 17 year olds ...

The NSW government has released a list of 101 schools that will have un-flued gas heaters replaced by next winter, at a cost of $15 million. But a group campaigning on the issue has turned up the heat on ministers, ...

When it comes to getting information about sex, only 20 per cent of young people turn to schools, a new survey claims. Family Planning NSW and MySpace Australia yesterday released the results of a survey of 1000 MySpace users aged ...

The Victorian government has released a 10-year plan to improve health and education for Aboriginal children. A study of 33,500 Aboriginal children across the state has found most meet recommended targets for physical activity and immunisation but fall short on ...

The education policy announcements continue to come thick and fast in the lead up to election day. In the past week the Labor party has announced a scheme to financially reward schools that “lift their performance”, a system of performance ...